George Francis FitzGerald

George Francis FitzGerald FRS HonFRSE
Born	(1851-08-03)3 August 1851 Dublin, Ireland
Died	21 February 1901(1901-02-21) (aged 49) Dublin, Ireland
Resting place	Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin
Known for	Postulating length contraction (1889)
Spouse	Harriette Mary Jellett ​ ​ (m. 1885)​
Children	8
Father	William FitzGerald
Relatives	John Hewitt Jellett (father-in-law) George Johnstone Stoney (uncle) Bindon Blood Stoney (uncle)
Awards	MRIA (1878) FRS (1883) Royal Medal (1899) HonFRSE (1900)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Trinity College Dublin
15th Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy
In office 1881–1901
Preceded by	John Robert Leslie
Succeeded by	William Thrift

George Francis FitzGerald (3 August 1851 – 21 February 1901) was an Irish physicist known for hypothesising length contraction, which became an integral part of Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity.