Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Caroline_Emilia_Mary_Herschel
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Prussian_Academy_of_Sciences_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society_Honorary_Membership
gptkbp:burialPlace Gartenkirche St. Marien, Hanover
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Electorate_of_Hanover
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1750-03-16
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1848-01-09
gptkbp:familyName gptkb:Herschel
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:givenName gptkb:Mary
gptkb:Caroline
gptkb:Emilia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel
gptkbp:knownFor discovering 8 comets
first woman to receive a salary as a scientist
first female honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society
gptkbp:languageOfWork gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Academy
gptkbp:notableWork cataloguing nebulae
discovery of several comets
gptkbp:occupation astronomer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Hanover
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Hanover
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Bath,_England
gptkb:Hanover,_Germany
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:William_Herschel
Alexander Herschel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Margaret_Brodie_Stewart_Herschel
gptkb:Mary_Baldwin_Herschel
gptkb:Mary_Cornwallis_Herschel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7