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John Herschel, in full Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet, (born March 7, 1792, Slough, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died May 11, 1871, Collingwood, Kent), English astronomer. He was the son of astronomer William Herschel.
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH (March 7, 1792 – May 11, 1871) was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, and the son of astronomer William Herschel.
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical work.
May 23, 2018 · HERSCHEL, JOHN. ( b. Slough, Berkshire, Great Britain, 7 March 1792; d. Hawkhurst, Kent, United Kingdom, 11 May 1871) astronomy, meteorology, geomagnetism, scientific method. For the original article on Herschel see DSB, vol. 6.
Of none is this more true than of John Herschel, only son of William Herschel. To his contemporaries the father was notable as the discoverer of Uranus, first addition to the classical list of naked-eye planets.
A very active and well-known public figure, John Herschel was one of the founders of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1820, and was knighted in 1831. He died on May 11, 1871 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
John Herschel was an English scientist who worked on astronomy and early photography. He was the son of William Herschel.
