Herschel
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Herschel is a German surname with the possible meanings:
- sorghum or millet (German Hirse) for someone working with such cereals[1]
- deer (German Hirsch) for a hunter or as a sobriquet ("nimble like a deer")[1][2]
The name is closely tied to the Herschel family, an Anglo-German family of renowned astronomers:
- Sir William Herschel (1738–1822), astronomer and composer, discoverer of Uranus
- Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750–1848), astronomer and singer, sister of Sir William Herschel
- John Frederick William Herschel (1792–1871), mathematician and astronomer, son of Sir William Herschel
- Alexander Stewart Herschel (1836–1907), astronomer, grandson of Sir William Herschel
- William James Herschel (1833–1917), grandson of Sir William Herschel
Other notable people or families with the surname Herschel, Hershel, Herschell or Hershell include:
- Allan Herschell (1851–1927), creator of amusement park rides
- Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell (1837–1899), and hence the Baron Herschell line
Herschel can also be used as a first name:
- Herschell Gordon Lewis (born 1929), a U.S. filmmaker, dubbed the Godfather of Gore
- Herschelle Gibbs, South African cricketer
- B. Herschel Babbage South Australian explorer, son of Charles Babbage
- Herschel Krustofski, fictional character from The Simpsons, better known as "Krusty The Clown".
- Herschel Walker, American football player
Herschel could also refer to a place:
- Herschel, South Africa, town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
- The planet Uranus, for a time known as Herschel after its discoverer Sir William Herschel
- Herschel (crater), various craters in the solar system named after William Herschel
- Herschel Island
- Herschel, Saskatchewan
Herschel may also refer to:
- Herschel Girls School, a private day and boarding school for girls in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
- Herschel Space Observatory, ESA's far infrared space telescope
- William Herschel Telescope, Ground-based telescope on La Palma
- Herschel Museum of Astronomy
- Herschel Greer Stadium
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[edit] Sources
- ^ a b Gottwald deutsche Namenskunde, Verlag de Gruyter, ISBN 978-3-11-018032-9
- ^ Duden Familiennamen, ISBN 3-411-70852-2
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