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Julie Vinter Hansen

Julie Vinter Hansen, Danish-Swiss astronomer and academic (died 1960)

Born
July 20, 1890
Died
July 27, 1960
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1890

About Julie Vinter Hansen

Julie Marie Vinter Hansen was a Danish astronomer. She is the first woman to be obtain a scientific degree in astronomy in Denmark. By 1939, Vinter Hansen was the First Astronomer at the Observatory of the University of Copenhagen, widely known for her accurate computation of orbits of minor planets and comets. She was awarded a Martin Kellogg Fellowship at the University of California which allowed her to work for a time in the United States.

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The world when Julie Vinter Hansen was born

Julie Vinter Hansen was born in 1890. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWounded Knee Massacre — last major conflict with Native Americans
  • Technology milestoneElectric chair used for first execution
  • Notable inventionElectric chair
  • World population~1.5B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population63.0M

1890 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Julie Vinter Hansen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18902026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population63.0M341 million

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