# Ferdinand Ellerman

> Ferdinand Ellerman was an American astronomer and photographer. He spent a good part of his career as an associate of the solar astronomer George E. Hale, and is known for his study of a phenomenon in the solar chromosphere later dubbed Ellerman bombs.

*American astronomer (1869-1940)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1869-05-13
- **Died:** 1940-03-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ferdinand Ellerman was an American astronomer and photographer. He spent a good part of his career as an associate of the solar astronomer George E. Hale, and is known for his study of a phenomenon in the solar chromosphere later dubbed Ellerman bombs.

## Fame
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