Beatrice Tinsley

Beatrice Tinsley
Born	(1941-01-27)27 January 1941 Chester, England
Died	23 March 1981(1981-03-23) (aged 40) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Canterbury University of Texas at Austin
Known for	Evolution of galaxies
Spouse	Brian Tinsley ​ ​ (m. 1961; div. 1974)​
Parents	Edward Hill (father) Jean Hill (mother)
Awards	AAS Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy (1974)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	Yale University
Thesis	Evolution of galaxies and its significance for cosmology

Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (27 January 1941 – 23 March 1981) was a British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist, and the first female professor of astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow and die.