Phyllis Hayford Hutchings
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Phyllis Hayford Hutchings | |
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 Phyllis Hayford Hutchings, from the 1936 yearbook of Rollins College | |
| Born | May 18, 1904 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 1965 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Astronomer, engineer, college professor |
Phyllis Hayford Hutchings (May 18, 1904 – July 7, 1965)[1] was an American astronomer, engineer, and college professor. She taught astronomy at Rollins College in Florida, and at Whitman College in Washington.
Hayford was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of John Fillmore Hayford and Lucy Dalzell Stone Hayford. Her father was director of the College of Engineering at Northwestern University.[2] She earned a degree in civil engineering from Northwestern University in 1926, and earned a Ph.D. in astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1932.[3] Her dissertation was titled "The Galactic Rotation Effect in Open Clusters".[4]
Career
Hayford worked at Lick Observatory from 1926 to 1937, in various positions, including assistant to Donald Howard Menzel,[5] computer[6] and research fellow.[7][8] Her work their often involved calculating the orbits of comets.[9] She taught astronomy at Rollins College in Florida from 1935[7] to 1943, and at Whitman College in Washington from 1947 until her death in 1965.[10] She also spoke to school and community groups about astronomy topics.[11][12]