Frederick William Herschel

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
astronomer
composer
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1738-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hanover
gptkbp:built gptkb:40-foot_telescope
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Laurence's_Church,_Upton,_Slough
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:deathDate 1822-08-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Slough,_England
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Oberon
gptkb:Titania
gptkb:Uranus
infrared radiation
gptkbp:discoveredIn Titania and Oberon, 1787
Uranus, 1781
infrared radiation, 1800
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:England
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:music
physics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_Herschel
gptkbp:honor Herschel Space Observatory named after him
Herschel crater on Mimas named after him
Herschel crater on the Moon named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frederick William Herschel
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of Uranus
discovery of infrared radiation
construction of large telescopes
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:observedBy Saturn's moons Mimas and Enceladus
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
astronomer
composer
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St_Laurence's_Church,_Upton,_Slough
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Caroline_Herschel
gptkbp:signature William Herschel signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Pitt
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Caroline_Herschel
gptkbp:wroteSongFor gptkb:choral_music
concertos
symphonies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coma_Cluster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7