Anne Walker (astronomer)

Anne Walker
Born(1863-10-21)21 October 1863
Wickham Market, Suffolk, England
Died2 March 1940(1940-03-02) (aged 76)
Glen Huntly, Victoria, Australia
Occupations
EmployerCambridge Observatory

Anne (also, Annie) Walker (21 October 1863 – 2 March 1940) was a British astronomer and one of the first—probably the first—women employed in paid routine work in astronomy in her country. She was one of a number of women computers employed at Cambridge Observatory between 1882 and 1903. Unlike most of these women, Walker remained at the observatory for a significant period of time.

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