Herschel
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Herschel is a German
surname
with the possible meanings:
The name is closely tied to the Herschel family, an Anglo-German family of renowned astronomers:
Other notable people or families with the surname Herschel, Hershel, Herschell or Hershell include:
Herschel can also be used as a first name:
Herschel could also refer to a place:
Herschel may also refer to:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
with the possible meanings:
- sorghumSorghumSorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents...
or milletMilletThe millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops or grains, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one. Their essential similarities are that they are small-seeded grasses grown in difficult...
(German Hirse) for someone working with such cereals - deerDeerDeer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
(German Hirsch) for a hunter or as a sobriquetSobriquetA sobriquet is a nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another. It is usually a familiar name, distinct from a pseudonym assumed as a disguise, but a nickname which is familiar enough such that it can be used in place of a real name without the need of explanation...
("nimble like a deer")
The name is closely tied to the Herschel family, an Anglo-German family of renowned astronomers:
- Sir William HerschelWilliam HerschelSir Frederick William Herschel, KH, FRS, German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel was a German-born British astronomer, technical expert, and composer. Born in Hanover, Wilhelm first followed his father into the Military Band of Hanover, but emigrated to Britain at age 19...
(1738–1822), astronomer and composer, discoverer of UranusUranusUranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus , the father of Cronus and grandfather of Zeus... - Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750–1848), astronomer and singer, sister of Sir William Herschel
- John Frederick William Herschel (1792–1871), mathematician and astronomer, son of Sir William Herschel
- Alexander Stewart HerschelAlexander Stewart HerschelProfessor Alexander Stewart Herschel was a British astronomer, born in Feldhausen, South Africa.He was the son of John Herschel and the grandson of William Herschel. Although much less well known than either of them, he did pioneering work in meteor spectroscopy. He also worked on identifying...
(1836–1907), astronomer, grandson of Sir William Herschel - William James HerschelWilliam James HerschelSir William James Herschel, 2nd Baronet was a British officer in India who used fingerprints for identification on contracts. He was born in Slough in Buckinghamshire , a son of the astronomer, John Herschel...
(1833–1917), grandson of Sir William Herschel
Other notable people or families with the surname Herschel, Hershel, Herschell or Hershell include:
- Allan HerschellThe Allan Herschell CompanyThe Allan Herschell Company was a company that specialized in the creation of amusement rides, particularly carousels and roller coasters. The company manufactured portable machines which could be used by traveling carnival operators...
(1851–1927), creator of amusement park rides - Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron HerschellFarrer Herschell, 1st Baron HerschellFarrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell GCB, PC, QC was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in 1886, and again from 1892 to 1895.-Early career:...
(1837–1899), and hence the Baron HerschellBaron HerschellBaron Herschell, of the City of Durham, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1886 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir Farrer Herschell. He served as Lord Chancellor in 1886 and from 1892 to 1895...
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Herschel can also be used as a first name:
- Herschell Gordon LewisHerschell Gordon LewisHerschell Gordon Lewis is an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter film" subgenre of horror...
(born 1929), a U.S. filmmaker, dubbed the Godfather of Gore - Herschelle GibbsHerschelle GibbsHerschelle Herman Gibbs is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman.Gibbs was schooled at St Joseph's Marist College and then Diocesan College in Rondebosch...
, South African cricketer - B. Herschel Babbage South Australian explorer, son of Charles BabbageCharles BabbageCharles Babbage, FRS was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer...
- Herschel Krustofski, fictional character from The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
, better known as "Krusty The Clown". - Herschel WalkerHerschel WalkerHerschel Junior Walker is an American mixed martial artist and a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and earned the 1982 Heisman Trophy. He began his professional career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League...
, American football player
Herschel could also refer to a place:
- Herschel, South Africa, town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
- The planet UranusUranusUranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus , the father of Cronus and grandfather of Zeus...
, for a time known as Herschel after its discoverer Sir William Herschel - Herschel (crater)Herschel (crater)There are several impact craters named Herschel in the solar system, although the best known is the huge crater on Saturn's moon Mimas. Most are named after the eighteenth century astronomer William Herschel.*Herschel , on the Moon...
, various craters in the solar system named after William Herschel- Herschel (Martian crater)Herschel (Martian crater)Herschel is a large crater on Mars. It is named after the eighteenth century astronomer William Herschel.Herschel is 300 kilometers wide, so large that it is properly considered an impact basin. It is located in the cratered highlands of the Martian southern hemisphere, at 14.5°S, 230°W...
- C. Herschel (crater)C. Herschel (crater)C. Herschel is a small lunar crater that lies on the western part of Mare Imbrium. It is a circular, bowl-shaped formation that has not undergone significant erosion. The interior floor has the same low albedo as the surrounding lunar mare. To the south-southwest is the similar crater Heis....
- Herschel (lunar crater)Herschel (lunar crater)Herschel is a lunar impact crater located just to the north of the walled plain Ptolemaeus. Just to the north is the flooded crater Spörer, and due east lies the disintegrated crater Gyldén...
- Herschel (Mimantean crater)
- J. Herschel (crater)J. Herschel (crater)J. Herschel is large lunar crater of the variety termed a walled plain. It is located in the northern part of the Moon's surface, and so appears foreshortened when viewed from the Earth. The southeastern rim of J. Herschel forms part of the edge of the Mare Frigoris lunar mare. To the northwest is...
- Herschel (Martian crater)
- Herschel IslandHerschel IslandHerschel Island is an island in the Beaufort Sea , which lies off the coast of the Yukon Territories in Canada, of which it is administratively a part...
- Herschel, SaskatchewanHerschel, Saskatchewan-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
Herschel may also refer to:
- Herschel Girls SchoolHerschel Girls SchoolHerschel Girls' School is a private, boarding and day school for girls, located in Claremont, a southern suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.-History:...
, a private day and boarding school for girls in Claremont, Cape TownCape TownCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... - Herschel Space ObservatoryHerschel Space ObservatoryThe Herschel Space Observatory is a European Space Agency space observatory sensitive to the far infrared and submillimetre wavebands. It is the largest space telescope ever launched, carrying a single mirror of in diameter....
, ESA's far infrared space telescope - William Herschel TelescopeWilliam Herschel TelescopeThe William Herschel Telescope is a optical/near-infrared reflecting telescope located at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The telescope, which is named after William Herschel, is part of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes...
, Ground-based telescope on La PalmaLa PalmaLa Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands... - Herschel Museum of Astronomy
- Herschel Greer StadiumHerschel Greer StadiumHerschel Greer Stadium is a minor league baseball park located in Nashville, Tennessee, on the grounds of Fort Negley, an American Civil War fortification, approximately two miles south of downtown...
See also
- HerschHerschHersch Family Name HistoryOrigin Displayed: GermanThe roots of the distinguished German surname Hersch lie in Silesia. The name literally means "deer hart," and is likely of occupational origin...
- Hirsch (disambiguation)
- Hirsh (disambiguation)
- Herzl (disambiguation)
- HertzHertzThe hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications....