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Wikipedia Biographical Summary

Colonel John Herschel FRS FRAS (29 October 1837 - 31 May 1921) was an English military engineer and astronomer. He was the son of Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet, and grandson of William Herschel. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1871 and to the Royal Astronomical Society the following year.

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'John Herschel the Younger', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 14 November 2013, 11:24 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Herschel_the_Younger...> [accessed 15 November 2013]

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Col John Herschel, FRS, FRAS's Timeline

1837
1837
Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1881
1881
Age 44
Hawkhurst, Kent, England
1921
1921
Age 84