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Show WOMAN HAS WON HIGH PLACE. Dorothea Klumpke Accorded Fame In Scientific World. " thd fame of Dorothea Klnmpk-fhas been achieved In linos that would not ordinarily make It more special, but sho really stands among tho notable women of the scientific world. In France she is regarded as the leading woman aeronaut, but as an astronomer astrono-mer and mathematician she Is accord ed a moro enduring and precious repu tattou. Sho was born in, San Francisco Fran-cisco In 18C , hor father, a native of Germany, having been one of the Forty.nlnors. Her mothor was the strong force In the family, and fonr of the Klumpko girls have won some distinction. One Is a distinguished artist, another a famous physician, and tho third a violinist, all making Paris their home. Dorothea has stn-died stn-died In Berlin and Parts arid taken all kinds of prizes and dogrees from the highest institutions In France. When the International astronomical congress resolved to map the stars a special department was created and Dorothea was placed In charge, with a corps of assistants. Among W competitors com-petitors she obtained the post ot as slstant obsorver at the Paris observe tory. There she has photographed many stars, and valuable results have come from her work. It was to her eldost slater that Rosa Bonheur left hor chateau and some of her famous works. |