Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg

Background

Hogg, Helen Battles Sawyer was born on August 1, 1905 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Edward Everett and Carrie Myra (Sprague) Sawyer. came to Canada 1931.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Mount Holyoke College, 1926; Honorary Doctor of Science, Mount Holyoke College, 1958; A.M., Radcliffe College, 1928; Doctor of Philosophy, Radcliffe College, 1931; Honorary Doctor of Science, U. Waterloo, 1962; Honorary Doctor of Science, McMaster U., 1976; Honorary Doctor of Science, U. Toronto, 1977; Honorary Doctor of Science, St. Mary's U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, 1981; Doctor of Literature (honorary), St. Mary's U. D. Science (honorary), University Lethbridge, 1985.

Career

Lecturer, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1927; lecturer, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1930-1931; assistant professor, acting department chairman astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1940-1941; research associate, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, B.C., Canada, 1931-1934; research associate, David Dunlap Observatory U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1936; lecturer, David Dunlap Observatory U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1941-1951; assistant professor astronomy, David Dunlap Observatory U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1951-1955; associate professor, David Dunlap Observatory U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1955-1957; professor, David Dunlap Observatory U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1957-1976; professor emeritus, David Dunlap Observatory U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1976. Visiting professor Harvard University, summer 1952. Program director astronomy National Science Foundation, Washington, 1955-1956.

Achievements

• Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society (councillor 1965-1968, Annie J. Cannon prize 1965-1968), Royal Astronomical Society Canada (president 1957, honorary president 1977-1978), American Association Variable Star Observers (president 1940-1941), International Astronomical Union(past president subcommittee), Royal Society Canada (president section 3, 1960-1961), Can.Astron. Society (1st president 1971-1972).

Connections

Married Frank Scott Hogg, September 6, 1930. Children— Sarah Longley, David Edward, James Scott. Married Francis Ethelbert Louis Priestley, November 28, 1985.

Father:

Edward Everett Sawyer

Mother:

Carrie Myra (Sprague) Sawyer

Spouse:

Frank Scott Hogg

Spouse:

Francis Ethelbert Louis Priestley