Henry Draper

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Henry Draper was a pioneering 19th-century American physician and astronomer renowned for his early work in astrophotography and stellar spectroscopy, which laid the groundwork for modern stellar classification.

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instanceOf astronomer
astrophotography pioneer
human
physician
academicDegree Doctor of Medicine
causeOfDeath pneumonia
commemoratedBy Henry Draper Catalogue
Henry Draper Memorial at Harvard College Observatory
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1837-03-07
dateOfDeath 1882-11-20
educatedAt New York University
New York University School of Medicine
employer New York University
era 19th century
familyName Draper
father John William Draper
linked to: John W. Draper
fieldOfWork astronomy
astrophotography
medicine
stellar spectroscopy
givenName Henry
hasHeritage English-American
hasNameInLanguage Henry Draper@en
linked to: Henry Draper
influenced development of stellar classification systems
instrumentUsed 11-inch Clark refractor
28-inch reflector telescope
knownFor construction of a large reflecting telescope for astrophotography
one of the first to apply photography to stellar spectra
memberOf National Academy of Sciences
name Henry Draper
notableAchievement among the first to obtain a stellar spectrum with absorption lines photographically
notableFor early astrophotography
early stellar spectroscopy
pioneering work that laid groundwork for modern stellar classification
notableWork early photographic spectra of stars
photographic spectrum of Orion Nebula
photographic spectrum of Vega
occupation astronomer
physician
placeOfBirth Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States of America
positionHeld professor of natural science at New York University
sexOrGender male
sibling John Christopher Draper
linked to: John W. Draper
spouse Mary Anna Palmer Draper

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Henry Draper Catalogue namedAfter Henry Draper
Henry Draper name Henry Draper
Henry Draper hasNameInLanguage Henry Draper@en
linked to: Henry Draper
Antonia Maury relative Henry Draper
Henry Draper Medal namedAfter Henry Draper