Austrian philosopher and artist | March 7, 1990 - Burbank: January 15, 2014 | Kilian Jörg (Kilian Jorg) | March 7, 1990 - Burbank: January 15, 2014
John Frederick William Herschel
- Slough: March 7, 1792 celebration
- Hawkhurst: May 11, 1871 celebration


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John Frederick William Herschel -
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John Frederick William Herschel -
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celebration Date of birth
Slough: March 7, 1792 -
deceased Rest in Peace
Hawkhurst: May 11, 1871 -
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engineering Field of Work
- astronomy
- mathematics
- chemistry
- photography
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local_library teacher
- William Herschel
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school Education
- Lincoln's Inn
- Eton College
- St John's College
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trophy Awards & Honors
- Copley Medal (1847)
- Copley Medal (1821)
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1813)
- Bakerian Lecture (1823)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1832)
- Lalande Prize (1825)
- Royal Medal (1833)
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1826)
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social_leaderboard Notable Works
- General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
- Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy
- English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer (*1792 – †1871) | Copley Medal (1847), Copley Medal (1821), Pour le Mérite