| LC control no. | n 86101771 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hart, M. R. (Marion Rice), 1891-1990 |
| Variant(s) | Hart, M. R. (Marion Rice), 1891- Hart, Marion Rice, 1891- |
| Associated country | Great Britain United States |
| Located | Berkeley (Calif.) Washington (D.C.) Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1891-10-10 |
| Death date | 1990-07-02 |
| Place of birth | London (England) |
| Place of death | Berkeley (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Navigation |
| Affiliation | United States. Army. Signal Corps |
| Profession or occupation | Air pilots Authors Radio operators |
| Found in | Gray, L. How to navigate today, 1986: CIP t.p. (M.R. Hart) LC data base, 7-9-86 (hdg.: Hart, Marion (Rice) 1891- ; usage: M.R. Hart) Wikipedia, viewed December 23, 2019: Marion Rice Hart (Marion Rice Hart (10 October 1891 -- July 2, 1990) was an American sportswoman and writer. Hart was born in London ... Hart was the first woman to graduate in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a masters in geology from Columbia University. As an aviator, Hart made seven solo flights across the Atlantic Ocean ...) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Rice_Hart> New York Times (Website), December 23, 2019: "Marion R. Hart, 98; Made 7 Solo Flights Across the Atlantic," By Joan Cook, July 4, 1990 (Marion Rice Hart, a sportswoman and author who sailed a ketch around the world and in her later years made seven solo flights across the Atlantic, the last at 83 years old, died on Monday. She was 98 years old and lived in Berkeley, Calif. She previously lived in Washington and Manhattan. She died ... at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley ,,, Mrs. Hart was 54 years old when she learned to fly and was 70 when in 1962 she flew a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza nonstop across the Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Ireland ... Before her flying career, Mrs. Hart had captained a 72-foot ketch around the world, most of the way alone. After the three-year voyage, which ended in 1939, she became a ham radio operator and served in the Army Signal Corps throughout World War II ... he author of three books: ''I Fly As I Please'' (Vanguard, 1953), a humorous account of her adventures in the air; ''How to Navigate Today'' (Cornell Maritime Press, 1940), a celestial guide to navigation now in its sixth edition, and ''Who Called That Lady a Skipper?'' (Vanguard Press, 1938), an account of her navigations around the world ...) <https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/04/obituaries/marion-r-hart-98-made-7-solo-flights-across-the-atlantic.html#> |
| Associated language | eng |
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