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John Frederick William Herschel

John Frederick William Herschel

English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer (*1792 – †1871).

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Statements about John Frederick William Herschel

Occupation

Astronomer
Photographer
Mathematician
Chemist
Physicist
Writer

Place of Burial

Westminster Abbey
Coordinate Location
: 51.5001°N 0.1292°W

Member Of

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Royal Society
 (5/27/1813 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Fellow of the Royal Society
Start Time
: 5/27/1813
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Göttingen Academy of Sciences
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
French Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
American Philosophical Society
Accademia Nazionale Delle Scienze Detta Dei XL
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Academy of Sciences of Turin
 (11/28/1841 - )
Start Time
: 11/28/1841

Place of Birth

Slough
Country
:
Kingdom of Great Britain

Place of Death

Kent
Hawkhurst
Country
:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Date of Birth

3/7/1792
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1792

Date of Death

5/11/1871
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1871

Instance Of

Human

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Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
 (1813)
Point in Time
: 1813
Copley Medal
 (1821)
Award Rationale
: For his Papers printed in the Philosophical Transactions.
Point in Time
: 1821
Copley Medal
 (1847)
Award Rationale
: For his work entitled Results of Astronomical Observations made during the years 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838, at the Cape of Good Hope; being a completion of a telescopic survey of the whole surface of the visible heavens, commenced in 1825
Point in Time
: 1847
Pour Le Mérite for Sciences and Arts Order
Royal Medal
 (1833)
Point in Time
: 1833
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
 (1826)
Point in Time
: 1826
Lalande Prize
 (1825)
Point in Time
: 1825
Royal Society Bakerian Medal
 (1823)
Point in Time
: 1823
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
 (1832)
Point in Time
: 1832

Father

William Herschel

Educated At

Eton College
 (1800 - 1801)
Start Time
: 1800
End Time
: 1801
St John's College
 (1809 - 1813)
Start Time
: 1809
End Time
: 1813
Lincoln's Inn
 (1813 - 1813)
Start Time
: 1813
End Time
: 1813

Given Name

John
Series Ordinal
:1
Frederick
Series Ordinal
:2
William
Series Ordinal
:3

Child

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John Herschel
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel
Isabella Herschel
Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet
Margaret Louisa Marshall
Maria Sophie Herschel
Amelia Herschel
Julia Mary Herschel
Matilda Rose Herschel
Francisca Herschel
Constance Anne Herschel

Noble Title

Herschel Baronets
 (1838 - 1871)
Start Time
: 1838
End Time
: 1871

Described by Source

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Nordisk Familjebok
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q21422941
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q21422965
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Herschel, John Frederick William (DNB00)
BEIC Digital Library
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q99408141
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Herschel, Sir John
Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Herschel, Sir John Frederick William, Bart.
Library of the World's Best Literature
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th Edition (1885–1890)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q112777799
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Herschel, Sir John Frederick William
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference

Birth Name

John Frederick William Herschel

Notable Work

General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
Location
:
London
Published In
:
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. A
Publication Date
: 1864
Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy
On the Aberrations of Compound Lenses and Object-Glasses

Position Held

Master of the Mint
 (1850 - 1855)
Replaces
:
Richard Lalor Sheil
Replaced By
:
Thomas Graham
Start Time
: 1850
End Time
: 1855
President of the British Science Association
 (1845 - 1846)
Replaces
:
George Peacock
Replaced By
:
Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet
Start Time
: 1845
End Time
: 1846
Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen
 (1842 - 1843)
Replaces
:
Sir James McGrigor, 1st Baronet
Replaced By
:
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane
Start Time
: 1842
End Time
: 1843
President of the Royal Astronomical Society
 (1827 - 1829)
Replaces
:
Francis Baily
Replaced By
:
James South
Start Time
: 1827
End Time
: 1829
President of the Royal Astronomical Society
 (1839 - 1841)
Replaces
:
Francis Baily
Replaced By
:
John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley
Start Time
: 1839
End Time
: 1841
President of the Royal Astronomical Society
 (1847 - 1849)
Replaces
:
William Henry Smyth
Replaced By
:
George Biddell Airy
Start Time
: 1847
End Time
: 1849

Commons Gallery

John Frederick William Herschel

Family Name

Herschel

Name in Native Language

John Frederick William Herschel

Field of Work

Mathematics
Astronomy
Chemistry
Photography

Employer

Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Incorrect Value

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Sex or Gender

Male

Has Works in the Collection

National Gallery of Canada
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Photography Collection
Location
:
New York Public Library Main Branch
Yale Center for British Art
J. Paul Getty Museum

Writing Language

English

Influenced By

William Herschel

Mother

Mary Baldwin

Spouse

Lady Margaret Brodie Stewart
 (3/3/1829 - )
Start Time
: 3/3/1829

Archives At

Harry Ransom Center
Inventory Number
:MS-1931
Title
: Herschel Family Papers

Student Of

William Herschel

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Relative

Caroline Herschel
Kinship to Subject
:
Aunt
Mary Herschel

Residence

Cape of Good Hope
 (1833 - 1838)
Start Time
: 1833
End Time
: 1838
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