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George Ellery Hale
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George Ellery Hale was an American astrophysicist who built the world's largest telescope at the Yerkes Observatory before conceiving and founding the Mount Wilson Observatory in 1904, where his recruitment of Harlow Shapley and Edwin Hubble helped produce some of the era's most significant astronomical discoveries.
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Born: June 29, 1868, Chicago, Illinois, US
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The observatory was conceived and founded by George Ellery Hale, who had previously built the 1 meter telescope at the Yerkes Observatory, then the world's largest telescope. The Mount Wilson Solar Observatory was first funded by the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1904.
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