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George Ellery Hale

1868 - 1938

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George Ellery Hale (June 29, 1868 – February 21, 1938) was an American astrophysicist, best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots, and as the leader or key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes; namely, the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory, 60-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, 100-inch Hooker reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson, and the 200-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory. He played a key role in the foundation of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research and the National Research Council, and in developing the California Institute of Technology into a leading research university. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Ellery Hale is the 216th most popular astronomer (up from 257th in 2019), the 3,040th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,729th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, George Ellery Hale ranks 216 out of 644. Before him are Seth Barnes Nicholson, Sergey Belyavsky, Francis Baily, Erasmus Reinhold, Bengt Strömgren, and Jean-Louis Pons. After him are Fred Lawrence Whipple, Martin Schwarzschild, Adalbert Krueger, Heinrich Christian Schumacher, Henri Debehogne, and Johannes Schöner.

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Among people born in 1868, George Ellery Hale ranks 87. Before him are Venceslau Brás, Mary Parker Follett, Arturo Alessandri, Aleksa Šantić, George Arliss, and Stanisław Przybyszewski. After him are Alice Keppel, La Belle Otero, Jaan Tõnisson, Robert W. Wood, Francesco Saverio Nitti, and Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern. Among people deceased in 1938, George Ellery Hale ranks 81. Before him are David Riazanov, Jukums Vācietis, Edwin Hall, Gillis Grafström, Christen C. Raunkiær, and Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. After him are Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko, Fayzulla Khodzhayev, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, William Wallace Campbell, and James Scott.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Ellery Hale ranks 3,040 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Eagan (1897), Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962), Kate Jackson (1948), Charles Curtis (1860), Maria Bello (1967), and Ned Beatty (1937). After him are Katey Sagal (1954), George M. Dallas (1792), Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906), George Gallup (1901), Mike Campbell (1950), and Benny Blanco (1988).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, George Ellery Hale ranks 40. Before him are Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), J. Allen Hynek (1910), Nancy Roman (1925), Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), and Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891). After him are Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906), Horace Parnell Tuttle (1837), William Wallace Campbell (1862), Charles T. Kowal (1940), William Cranch Bond (1789), and Halton Arp (1927).

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