George Francis FitzGerald
George FitzGerald | |
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FitzGerald, 1890s | |
| Born | 3 August 1851 |
| Died | 21 February 1901 (aged 49) Dublin, Ireland, UKGBI |
| Resting place | Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Known for | Lorentz–FitzGerald contraction |
| Spouse |
Harriette Jellett (m. 1885) |
| Children | 8 |
| Father | William FitzGerald |
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| Scientific career | |
| Title | Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1881–1901) |
| Fields | Electromagnetism |
| Institutions | Trinity College Dublin (1877–1901) |
George Francis FitzGerald (3 August 1851 – 21 February 1901) was an Irish theoretical physicist known for hypothesising length contraction, which became an integral part of Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity.