Sir John Frederick William Herschel
Polymath
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical work.
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Born: March 7, 1792, Slough, United Kingdom
Died: May 11, 1871 (age 79 years), Hawkhurst, United Kingdom
Discovered: NGC 7289
Parents: William Herschel and Mary Baldwin
Deposed date: 1871
On view: The Getty
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