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Dorothy Vaughan

Mathematician and leader of Langley’s West Area Computing unit.

Wikipedia-confirmed identity. Matched to Wikidata Q22915129 ↗ with a Wikipedia article ↗. Checked 2026-10-02.

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Mathematician and leader of Langley’s West Area Computing unit.

Organizations and connections

Affiliations retain their dates and sources. Roles may be historical; a missing end date does not establish a current role. Machine classifications need review; a co-mention alone does not establish a relationship.

  1. Dorothy Vaughan→NASA Langley

    Joined NACA Langley

    joined1943–1971Curated evidence
  2. Dorothy Vaughan→Katherine Johnson

    Initial supervisor in West Area Computing

    managedFrom 1953 · end not recordedCurated evidence
  3. Dorothy Vaughan→Mary Jackson

    West Area Computing supervisor

    managed1951–1953Curated evidence
  4. Dorothy Vaughan→National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

    Works or worked for

    employed byDates not recordedWikidata statement
  5. Dorothy Vaughan→Wilberforce University

    Educated at

    educated atThrough 1929 · start not recordedWikidata statement
  6. Dorothy Vaughan→NASA

    Works or worked for

    employed byThrough 1971 · start not recordedWikidata statement
  7. Dorothy Vaughan↔Jim Bridenstine

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  8. Dorothy Vaughan↔Frank Oppenheimer

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  9. Dorothy Vaughan↔Buzz Aldrin

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  10. Dorothy Vaughan↔Christine Darden

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  11. Dorothy Vaughan↔Katherine Johnson

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  12. Dorothy Vaughan↔John Glenn

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  13. Dorothy Vaughan↔Mary Jackson

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  14. Dorothy Vaughan↔Neil Armstrong

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  15. Dorothy Vaughan↔Tidjane Thiam

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  16. Dorothy Vaughan↔Alan Shepard

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

  17. Dorothy Vaughan↔J. Robert Oppenheimer

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

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