Sir John Frederick William Herschel

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_John_Frederick_William_Herschel
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
gptkb:photographer
astronomer
chemist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1792-03-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Slough,_Buckinghamshire,_England
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:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Herschel_wedge
gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
gptkb:Herschel_crater_(Mars)
gptkb:Herschel_crater_(Moon)
gptkb:Herschelian_telescope
gptkb:Herschel_graph
gptkb:Herschel's_Cape_Catalogue
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
chemistry
natural philosophy
photography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Frederick William Herschel
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Herschel's_Cape_Catalogue
cataloguing stars, nebulae, and clusters
coining the terms 'photography', 'negative', and 'positive'
contributions to photography
discovering sodium thiosulfate as a photographic fixer
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mary_Baldwin
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:scientist
polymath
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:A_Preliminary_Discourse_on_the_Study_of_Natural_Philosophy
gptkb:Outlines_of_Astronomy
gptkb:Results_of_Astronomical_Observations_made_during_the_years_1834–1838_at_the_Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:signature John Herschel signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Brodie_Stewart
gptkbp:title 1st Baronet
Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Foreign_Secretary_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7