Rosina Dafter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rosina Dafter

Australian astronomer

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1875

Place of Birth: United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1959

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Rosina Dafter (née Fitton), FRAS (15 March 1875 - 9 June 1959) was an astronomer and the first Australian woman to be made a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
She re-discovered the Pons-Winnecke comet in 1927 and was responsible for the discovery of previously unobserved variable stars in the Carina constellation.