John Herschel

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate 1792-03-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Slough,_Buckinghamshire,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Alexander_Stewart_Herschel
gptkb:William_James_Herschel
gptkbp:deathDate 1871-05-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Collingwood,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:NGC_104
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gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Herschel_Martian_crater
gptkb:Herschel_Medal
gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
gptkb:Herschel_baronetcy
gptkb:Herschel_lunar_crater
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Frederick_William_Herschel
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Royal_Medal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Herschel
gptkbp:knownFor cataloguing stars, nebulae, and clusters
coining the terms 'photography', 'negative', and 'positive'
invention of the cyanotype process
pioneering photography
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mary_Baldwin
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:inventor
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:photographer
astronomer
chemist
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:A_Preliminary_Discourse_on_the_Study_of_Natural_Philosophy
gptkb:Outlines_of_Astronomy
gptkb:Results_of_Astronomical_Observations_made_during_the_years_1834–8_at_the_Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkbp:signature John Herschel signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Brodie_Stewart
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3