1. (noun) English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)

• john herschel
• sir john frederick william herschel
• sir john herschel

2. (noun) English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)

• sir frederick william herschel
• sir william herschel
• william herschel