Ellen Eliza Fitz
Personal Information
Born: 1835
Died: 1886
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
West Newton State Normal School 1853
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— Ellen Eliza Fitz
Professional Life
Field of Study: Inventor; Educator; Author
Institution/Corporation: None found
Degrees & Memberships: None found
Awards & Achievements
Awards: None found
Achievements: invented a globe mount that illustrated the path of the sun & the various durations of day, night & twilight around the globe & throughout the year known as the Fitz Globe; held 2 patents
spent most of her time as a teenager translating classical texts, such as the Eclogues of Virgil and publishing poetry
had a passion for map making
wrote and published a guidebook to go with the Fitz globe mounting system titled "Handbook of the Terrestrial Globe or Guide to Fitz's New Method of Mounting and Operating Globes" which she wrote in order to make the globe understandable and user friendly, whilst promoting her innovations
most of her adult life was spent in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada where she worked as a governess and educator
a copy of her original patent for the Fitz globe mount is held with the Ellen Eliza Fitz papers at the Watertown Free Public Library in Massachusetts
her globe was displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia
first woman involved in the design and manufacturing of globes