Herschel baronets
The Herschel Baronetcy, of Slough in the County of Buckinghamshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 17 July 1838 for John Frederick William Herschel,[1] son of the famous astronomer Sir William Herschel, and a well-known astronomer in his own right. On the death of the third baronet, 15 June 1950, the baronetcy became extinct.
Herschel Baronets, of Slough (1838)
- Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (1792–1871)
- Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Baronet (1899–1917)
- Sir John Frederick Charles Herschel, 3rd Baronet (1869–1950)
References
- ^ "Herschel, Sir John Frederick William 1792–1871 astronomer" (biography), NAHSTE project, University of Edinburgh, NAHSTE-JHerschel.