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Mary Emma Byrd (November 15, 1849 - July 13, 1934) was an American educator and is considered a pioneer astronomy teacher〔(Mary E. Byrd biography in Popular Astronomy, Vol. 42, p.496 )〕 at college level.〔(Women in Astronomy on The Library of Congress Science References Website )〕 She was also an astronomer in her own right, determining cometary positions by photography. ==Personal life== Mary E. Byrd was born November 15, 1849 in Le Roy, Michigan to the reverend John Huntington Byrd and Elizabeth Adelaide Lowe as the second of six children.〔(The Lowe family tree on internet )〕 The family moved to Kansas in 1855. Her father was strongly opposed to slavery and the slave trade. Her mother was a descendant of John Endecott. Her parents instilled in her a strong Puritan belief, making her a person of high moral principles. Her uncle, David Lowe, a Kansas judge, who served for one term in Congress, refused to seek re-election because he found "politics and ideal honesty incompatible". She died of cerebral hemorrhage on July 13, 1934 in Lawrence, Kansas and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.〔(Mary E. Byrd on the Find a grave website )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary E. Byrd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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