John Torrence Tate Sr.

John Torrence Tate Sr.
Born	John Torrence Tate (1889-07-28)July 28, 1889 Lenox, Iowa, US
Died	May 27, 1950(1950-05-27) (aged 60) Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Alma mater	University of Berlin, University of Nebraska
Awards	Presidential Medal for Merit
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska
Doctoral advisor	James Franck
Doctoral students	Alfred Otto Carl Nier Walter Brattain

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