William Herschel
1738–1822
German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
astronomer · composer · physicist
Born in Hanover
Contemporaries
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- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
- George Washington (1732–1799)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
- Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
- Voltaire (1694–1778)
- Immanuel Kant (1724–1804)
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