Sir William Herschel

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Composer
gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:birth_date 1738-11-15
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:spectroscopy
gptkb:astronomy
celestial mechanics
gptkbp:death_date 1822-08-25
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Uranus
gptkb:infrared_radiation
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:music
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Caroline_Herschel
gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:has_influence_on gptkb:space_exploration
gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
observational astronomy
stellar classification
planetary science
modern astronomy
public understanding of science
infrared astronomy
telescope technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Herschel
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Caroline_Herschel
gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:Mary_Baldwin
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:music
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:known_for cataloging nebulae
discovering Uranus
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:Bath,_England
gptkbp:served_as Royal Astronomer
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Alexander_Herschel
gptkb:Hermann_Herschel
gptkb:Caroline_Herschel
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:works_at gptkb:Herschel_Observatory
gptkbp:wrote Catalog of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
gptkb:Royal_Greenwich_Observatory
gptkb:the_Royal_Observatory_Greenwich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6