Caroline Lucretia
Herschel
Born in Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaak Herschel
and Anna Ilse (Moritzen) Herschel
Sister of
Sophia Elizabeth Herschel, Heinrich Anton Jacob Herschel, William Frederick Herschel KH, Johann Alexander Herschel and Dietrich 'Johann' Herschel
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died before
before age 97
in Hannover, Königreich Hannover, Deutscher Bund
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Aug 2014
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Biography
Caroline Lucretia Herschel is Notable.
...In 1846, at the age of 96, she was awarded a Gold Medal for Science by the King of Prussia, conveyed to her by Alexander von Humboldt, "in recognition of the valuable services rendered to Astronomy by you, as the fellow-worker of your immortal brother, Sir William Herschel, by discoveries, observations, and laborious calculations"
Sources
- The Britannica Guide to The 100 Most Influential Scientists (2007), pp. 124-127.
- Wikidata: Item Q76948, de:Wikipedia
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