William Herschel (1738 - 1822)
Full Name
William Herschel
Nationality
British (born in Hanover)
Date of Birth
15th November 1738
Birthplace
Hanover, Germany
Died
25th August 1822 in Slough, England
Known for
First astronomer to discover Uranus and identify it as a planet. Technically the first astronomer to discover a planet!
William Herschel was an astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus and two of its moons. He was born in the Kingdom of Hanover in 1783 (now in Germany) and moved to England in 1757. His discovery of Uranus made him the first astronomer to discover a new planet in the solar system. Prior to its discovery, all of the solar system's other known planets had been observed since ancient times.
