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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 a…
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science · American solar astronomer (1868–1938) · astronomer · journalist · astrophysicist · physicist · also George Ellery Hale, George Hale, Hale
Born 29 June 1868 · Died 21 February 1938 · Q312288
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1938· 1 entry
Died 1938-02-21.
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1935· 2 entries
Won Frederic Ives Medal (1935).
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Frederic Ives Medal from the Optical Society of America
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1932· 1 entry
Won Copley Medal (1932).
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1927· 1 entry
Won Franklin Medal (1927).
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1926· 2 entries
Won Elliott Cresson Medal (1926).
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Elliott Cresson Medal in Physics from the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
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1922· 1 entry
Was appointed at the League of Nations' Committee on Intellectual Cooperation but had to resign after a few months because of health problems
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1921· 1 entry
Awarded Actonian Prize (1921).
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1917· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Jules Janssen (1917).
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1916· 1 entry
Won Bruce Medal (1916).
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1913· 1 entry
World War I broke out, which effectively put an end to the Union's activities
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1909· 1 entry
Awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1909).
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1908· 1 entry
Used the Zeeman effect with a modified spectroheliograph to establish that sunspots were magnetic
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1907· 1 entry
And at Mount Wilson in 1910, where the purview of the Union was enlarged to include stellar research, in keeping with Hale's emphasis on the Sun as just one among the many other stars
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1904· 2 entries
Won Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1904).
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Won Henry Draper Medal (1904).
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1902· 1 entry
Awarded Rumford Prize (1902).
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1894· 1 entry
Won Janssen Medal (1894).
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1890· 1 entry
Began research at the Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory, which Hale's father had built for him; he was professor of astrophysics at Beloit College (1891–93); associate professor at the University of Chicago until 1897
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1868· 2 entries
In Chicago, Illinois, to William Ellery Hale and Mary Browne
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Born 1868-06-29.
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