born March 7, 1792, Slough, Buckinghamshire, Eng. died May 11, 1871, Collingwood, Kent English astronomer and successor to his father, Sir William Herschel, in the field of stellar and nebular observation and discovery.
HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN (FREDERICK WILLIAM), 1ST BARONET
Meaning of HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN (FREDERICK WILLIAM), 1ST BARONET in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012