# George Ellery Hale

> George Ellery Hale was an American astrophysicist best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots. He was also a key figure in the planning and construction of several world-leading telescopes: the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory; the 60-inch Hale and 100-inch Hooker reflecting telescopes, both at Mount Wilson Observatory; 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.

*American astronomer (1868-1938)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/george-ellery-hale

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1868-06-29
- **Died:** 1938-02-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 20.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Džordžs Elerijs Heils](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%BEord%C5%BEs_Elerijs_Heils)
- [جورج هيل](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84)
- [جورج هيل (صحفى)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84_(%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%89))
- [جرج الری هیل](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%84)
- [Джордж Элеры Хейл](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BB)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [جۆرج ئێلێری ھێڵ](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%86%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A6%DB%8E%D9%84%DB%8E%D8%B1%DB%8C_%DA%BE%DB%8E%DA%B5)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [George Hale](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hale)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [Τζορτζ Χέιλ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%84%CE%B6_%CE%A7%CE%AD%CE%B9%CE%BB)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [جرج الری هیل](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%84)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [ジョージ・ヘール](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)
- [조지 엘러리 헤일](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B0%EC%A7%80_%EC%97%98%EB%9F%AC%EB%A6%AC_%ED%97%A4%EC%9D%BC)
- [George Ellery Hale](https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_Hale)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312288)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/george-ellery-hale