astronomer
John Frederick William Herschel.
English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer (1792–1871)
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About John Frederick William Herschel
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical work.
Everything about John Frederick William Herschel →- Occupation
- astronomer, photographer, mathematician, chemist
- Position held
- Master of the Mint, President of the British Science Association, Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen, President of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- March 7, 1792, 1792
- Died
- May 11, 1871, 1871