Caroline Herschel
E539633
Caroline Herschel was a pioneering German-born British astronomer renowned for her discovery of several comets and for being one of the first women to receive recognition in the field of astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caroline Herschel canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
German person ⓘ astronomer ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honorary Membership of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Honorary Membership of the Royal Irish Academy ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Gartenkirche St. Marien, Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Electorate of Hanover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| contributedTo | cataloguing nebulae and star clusters ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1750-03-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1848-01-09 ⓘ |
| discovered |
Comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comet C/1786 P1 (Herschel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Comet C/1788 Y1 (Herschel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Comet C/1790 A1 (Herschel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Comet C/1790 H1 (Herschel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard–Herschel) NERFINISHED ⓘ eight comets ⓘ several nebulae ⓘ |
| employer | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | astronomy ⓘ |
| fullName | Caroline Lucretia Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Caroline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucretia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first women recognized in astronomy
ⓘ
discovery of comets ⓘ work with William Herschel ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first woman to receive a salary as an astronomer
ⓘ
first woman to receive the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ one of the first female honorary members of the Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ |
| notableWork | Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (with William Herschel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Electorate of Hanover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | assistant to William Herschel ⓘ |
| residence |
Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Alexander Herschel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.