Annie Jump's Death
Born (Birthday) Dec 11, 1863
Death Date April 13, 1941
Age of Death 77 years
Cause of Death Heart Failure
Profession Astronomer
The astronomer Annie Jump died at the age of 77. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
American astronomer who greatly impacted contemporary stellar classification when she created the Harvard Classification Scheme with Edward C. Pickering. She was the first woman elected as an officer of the American Astronomical Society.
Her father, Wilson Lee Cannon, was a shipbuilder and state senator.
Quotes
"Classifying the stars has helped materially in all studies of the structure of the universe.
"Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all.
"No greater problem is presented to the human mind.