Mary Helen Wright Greuter
Mary Helen Wright Greuter (December 20, 1914 – October 23, 1997) was an American astronomer and historian,[1] who wrote and edited on the history and methodology of sciences, including anthropology, archeology, mathematics, and physics.
Early years
Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the geophysicist Frederick Eugene Wright and Kathleen Ethel Finley. She was known professionally by her family name of Wright. Her siblings included, William F. Wright and Kenneth A. Wright.[2] Wright was educated at Madeira School.[3] She was a Bennett Junior College graduate (1934), and Vassar College graduate (Bachelor's, 1937; Master's in Astronomy, 1939).[2]
Career
Through her father, who led the
Personal life
She married and later divorced the artist John Franklin Hawkins, and then married Rene Greuter in 1967,[5] but remained childless.[7] She summered on Sagastaweka Island,[8] and maintained homes in Washington, New Jersey, and Nantucket. Wright's other interests included stone carving. Wright died of a heart attack in 1997 in Washington, D.C.[2]
References
- ^ "Mary Helen Wright Greuter (1914-1997)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Saxon, Wolfgang (November 2, 1997). "Helen Wright Greuter, 82, Astronomer and Author". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b DeVorkin, David (November 1997). "H. A. D. News". The Newsletter of the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society (42): 6.
- ^ Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson Co. 1957. p. 657. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-941028-77-6. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Historic fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ United States Naval Observatory (1999). Proceedings, Nautical Almanac Office Sesquicentennial Symposium: U.S. Naval Observatory, March 3-4, 1999. U.S. Naval Observatory. p. 172. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-55046-037-7. Retrieved 20 January 2013.