Famous People with Name Dorothea

Dorothea Rockburne            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorothea Rockburne: an abstract painter drawing inspiration primarily from her deep interest in mathematics and astronomy. In 1950 she moved to the United States to attend Black Mountain College where she studied with mathematician Max Dehn, a life long influence on her work. In addition to Dehn, she studied with Franz Kline, Philip Guston, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham. She also met fellow student Robert Rauschenberg. In 1955, Rockburne moved to New York City where she met many of the leading artists and poets of the time. In 1971 she had her first solo exhibition at the Bykert Gallery. Rockburne is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Academy of Design.

Dorothea Klumpke Roberts            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Dorothea Klumpke Roberts: was an astronomer. Dorothea studied at the University of Paris and started out also studying music, but later turned to astronomy. She received her bachelor's degree in 1886 and took up a post at the Paris Observatory. Here she worked with Guillaume Bigourdan and Lipót Schulhof, and later with the pioneer astrophotographers Paul and Prosper Henry, who were working with a 34 cm refractor and photographing the minor planets (asteroids). Her work consisted of measuring star positions, processing astrophotographs, studying stellar spectra and meteorites.

Dorothea "Dora" Köring            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Dorothea "Dora" Köring: was a female tennis player from Germany.

Dorothea Ackerman            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Dorothea Ackerman: was a German actor and the oldest daughter of Konrad Ackermann. she entered the stage at the age of four in the role of Annabella in Lessing's Miss Sara Sampson. Her other roles include Orsina, Minna von Barnhelm, and Marie in Götz von Berlichingen. She left the stage in 1778 and married with a professor Unger in Altona.

Dorothea "Thea" Hochleitner            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Dorothea "Thea" Hochleitner: is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.