John Torrence Tate Sr.

John Tate
John Tate
Born	John Torrence Tate; July 28, 1889; Lenox, Iowa, US
Died	May 27, 1950 (aged 60); Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Alma mater	University of Nebraska (BS, MA); University of Berlin (Dr. phil.);
Children	John Torrence Tate Jr.
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Nebraska ; (1914–16); University of Minnesota ; (1916–50);
Doctoral advisor	James Franck
Doctoral students	Walter M. Nielsen (1925); Walter Brattain (1929); Walker Bleakney (1930); Alfred Otto Carl Nier (1936); Homer Hagstrum (1940);

John Torrence Tate Sr. (July 28, 1889 – May 27, 1950) was an American physicist and scientific journalist noted for his editorship of Physical Review between 1926 and 1950. He was also the father of mathematician John Torrence Tate Jr.