C. Doris Hellman
C. Doris Hellman | |
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Hellman in Rosen (1975) | |
| Born | Clarisse Doris Hellman August 28, 1910 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1973 (aged 62) New York City, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Morton Pepper |
| Children | 2 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History of science |
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| Thesis | The Comet of 1577: Its Place in the History of Astronomy (1943) |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick Barry |
| Other academic advisors | George Sarton |
Clarisse Doris Hellman Pepper (August 28, 1910 – March 28, 1973) was an American historian of science, "one of the first professional historians of science in the United States". She specialized in 16th- and 17th-century astronomy, wrote a book on the Great Comet of 1577, and was the translator of another book, a biography of Johannes Kepler. She became a professor at the Pratt Institute and later at the Queens College, City University of New York, and was recognized by membership in several selective academic societies.