Mary Watson Whitney
Mary Watson Whitney was an American astronomer and was the head of the Vassar College Observatory for 22 years, where 102 scientific papers were published under her guidance.
11 September 1847
Born on the same birth day (11 September): Daniel Akaka • Ferdinand Marcos • Jani Allan • Margaret Booth (judge) • Michael J. Willett • Pierre de Ronsard • Reubin Askew • Yelena Parkhomenko
Born in the same month (September 1847): Fanny Holland • Jesse James • Susanna Rubinstein