George Ellery Hale 1868 - 1938
- occupation:
- Astronomer
- Nationality:
- American
- born in:
- Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, United States
known for his development of astronomical instruments, including the Hale telescope (completed 1948), a 200-inch reflecting telescope at the California Institute of Technology's Palomar Mountain Observatory near Pasadena. He is known also for his researches in solar physics