Henrietta Swan Leavitt
(1868-1921)

American astronomer and human calculator – Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born in Lancaster (Town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States) on July 4th, 1868 and died in Cambridge (City in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America) on December 12th, 1921 at the age of 53. Today Henrietta Swan Leavitt would be 155 years old.

Age

how old was Henrietta Swan Leavitt when he died?

Henrietta Swan Leavitt died in 1921 at the age of 53.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 4th, 1868 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Lancaster Town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Death Date	December 12th, 1921 (Monday)
Death place	Cambridge City in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt

Birthday

When was Henrietta Swan Leavitt born?

Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 4th, 1868.

Death

When did Henrietta Swan Leavitt die?

Henrietta Swan Leavitt died on December 12th, 1921 at the age of 53 in Cambridge (City in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America). Today Henrietta Swan Leavitt would be 155 years old.