J. F. W. Herschel

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1792-03-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Slough,_Buckinghamshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:child gptkb:Alexander_Stewart_Herschel
gptkbp:deathDate 1871-05-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Collingwood,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:discoveredBy several nebulae and star clusters
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Herschel_Medal
gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
gptkb:Herschel_crater_(Mars)
gptkb:Herschel_crater_(Moon)
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
chemistry
photography
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Frederick_William_Herschel
gptkbp:hasSibling gptkb:Caroline_Herschel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. F. W. Herschel
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:George_Stokes
gptkb:John_Couch_Adams
gptkb:William_Henry_Fox_Talbot
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:knownFor cataloguing stars, nebulae, and clusters
pioneering photography
discovering sodium thiosulfate as photographic fixer
coining the term 'photography'
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_General_Catalogue_of_Nebulae_and_Clusters
gptkb:Preliminary_Discourse_on_the_Study_of_Natural_Philosophy
gptkb:Outlines_of_Astronomy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:photographer
astronomer
chemist
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Mary_Baldwin_Herschel
gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Collingwood,_Kent,_England
gptkb:Slough,_England
gptkbp:signature JFW Herschel signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Brodie_Stewart_Herschel
gptkbp:title Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:W_Draconis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7