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John Herschel

1792 - 1871

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Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (; 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical work. Herschel originated the use of the Julian day system in astronomy. He named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus – the seventh planet, discovered by his father Sir William Herschel. He made many contributions to the science of photography, and investigated colour blindness and the chemical power of ultraviolet rays. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Herschel is the 35th most popular inventor (up from 46th in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 306th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Inventor.

John Herschel is most famous for his work in the field of astronomy. He was the son of Sir William Herschel, a famous astronomer, and he continued his father's work.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, John Herschel ranks 35 out of 426. Before him are Thomas Newcomen, Abbas ibn Firnas, Jimmy Wales, Ernő Rubik, Samuel Colt, and Gideon Sundback. After him are Antonio Meucci, Igor Sikorsky, László Bíró, Joseph Marie Jacquard, Frank Whittle, and Bob Kahn.

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Among people born in 1792, John Herschel ranks 4. Before him are Pope Pius IX, Gioachino Rossini, and Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis. After him are Nikolai Lobachevsky, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William II of the Netherlands, Karl Ernst von Baer, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Alexander Ypsilantis, Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and Johann Peter Eckermann. Among people deceased in 1871, John Herschel ranks 2. Before him is Charles Babbage. After him are Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan, Daniel Auber, Augustus De Morgan, Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Michael Thonet, Louise of the Netherlands, Omar Pasha, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, Anna Atkins, and Sigismond Thalberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Herschel ranks 333 out of 8,785. Before him are Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887), Anthony Eden (1897), Edmund Ironside (993), James Connolly (1868), Jeremy Irons (1948), and Claude Auchinleck (1884). After him are Roald Dahl (1916), Arnold J. Toynbee (1889), Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), John Keats (1795), and Bede (672).

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Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom

Among inventors born in United Kingdom, John Herschel ranks 7. Before him are James Watt (1736), Alexander Graham Bell (1847), Charles Babbage (1791), George Stephenson (1781), John Logie Baird (1888), and Thomas Newcomen (1663). After him are Frank Whittle (1907), Richard Trevithick (1771), John Boyd Dunlop (1840), Henry Fox Talbot (1800), Rowland Hill (1795), and Thomas Savery (1650).

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