Person Herschel; Alexander Stewart (1836 - 1907); astronomer Herschel Alexander Stewart astronomer 1836 - 1907 British Male Feldhausen estate, Claremont [now a suburb of Cape Town], Cape Colony [now in South Africa], Africa 05 February 1836 18360205 Observatory House, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 18/06/1907 19070618 Burial: Chancel of St Lawrence Church, Upton, Buckinghamshire

Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1881); Observatory House, Slough, Buckinghamshire (1888)

Astronomer Meteors Education: Was brought to England aged two (1838); Clapham Grammar School; Trinity College, Cambridge, BA (1859), MA (1877) Career: Lecturer in Natural Philosophy and Professor of Mechanical Physics, Glasgow University (1866-1871); Professor of Experimental Physics, College of Physical Science, Durham University (1871-1886); wrote on meteors Second son of Sir John Frederick William Herschel (FRS 1813) and his wife Margaret Brodie, daughter of Rev Alexander Stewart; grandson of Sir William Herschel (FRS 1781); elder brother of John Herschel (FRS 1871); unmarried Fellow 12/06/1884 48 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1907-1908 vol 80 pp xix-xxiii signed by H H T International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 5 Feb 1836 - 18 Jun 1907 NA6670 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/20459756 55b11a13-068c-43f5-928a-ad9e05511b0b