Caroline Furness
Caroline Furness | |
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Caroline Furness, from the 1917 yearbook of Vassar College | |
| Born | June 24, 1869 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1936 New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Astronomer, college professor |
Caroline Ellen Furness (June 24, 1869 – February 9, 1936) was an American astronomer who taught at Vassar College in the early twentieth century. She studied under Mary Watson Whitney at Vassar and was the first woman to earn a PhD in astronomy from Columbia University.