George Ellery Hale

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astronomer astrophysicist human observatory director science administrator solar astronomer

George Ellery Hale was an influential American solar astronomer and observatory builder who pioneered modern astrophysics and led the creation of several of the world’s largest telescopes.

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomer → astrophysicist → human → observatory director → science administrator → solar astronomer →
awardReceived	Bruce Medal → Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society → Henry Draper Medal → Rumford Prize →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1868-06-29 →
dateOfDeath	1938-02-21 →
discovered	magnetic fields in sunspots →
educatedAt	Harvard College Observatory → Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
employer	Carnegie Institution of Washington → University of Chicago →
era	early 20th century → late 19th century →
familyName	Hale →
fieldOfWork	astronomy → astrophysics → solar physics →
founded	Mount Wilson Observatory → Palomar Observatory → Yerkes Observatory →
fullName	George Ellery Hale →
givenName	George →
honorificEponym	George Ellery Hale Prize → Hale Telescope → Hale crater on Mars → Hale crater on the Moon →
instrumentInvented	spectroheliograph →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Astronomical Society → National Academy of Sciences → Royal Astronomical Society →
middleName	Ellery →
notableFor	pioneering modern astrophysics → solar magnetic field discoveries →
notableWork	100-inch Hooker telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory → 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory → 40-inch refractor at Yerkes Observatory → 60-inch reflector at Mount Wilson Observatory →
placeOfBirth	Chicago → Illinois → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	California → Pasadena → United States of America →
positionHeld	director of Mount Wilson Observatory → director of Yerkes Observatory → founding director of Hale Solar Laboratory →
residence	Pasadena →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Astronomical Society → The Astrophysical Journal →	foundedBy
George Ellery Hale →	fullName
100-inch Hooker Telescope →	usedBy