Born Dublin, Ireland, 3 August 1851
Died Dublin, Ireland, 22 February 1901
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Elliott, I. (2014). FitzGerald, George Francis. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_458
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