George Willis Ritchey (1864–1945), American optician, telescope maker and astronomer
Designed by architects Detter & Ritchey, it involved a $65 million project by Alcoa Properties, Inc.
In 1969 the Leopold Figl observatory was built on the Mitterschöpfl mountain under his technical and astronomical advice, containing a 1.5 m Ritchey-Chrétien telescope.
George Willis Ritchey (December 31, 1864 – November 4, 1945) was an American optician and telescope maker and astronomer born at Tuppers Plains, Ohio.