John Ellard Gore was an Irish amateur astronomer and prolific author, and a founding member of the British Astronomical Association. He was mainly interested in variable stars of which he discovered several, most notably W Cygni in 1884, U Orionis in 1885, and independently discovered Nova Persei.
- Occupation
- astronomer, writer
- Born
- June 1, 1845
- Died
- July 18, 1910
