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Herschel is a German and Jewish surname with the possible meanings: *sorghum or millet (German ''Hirse'') for someone working with such cereals〔Gottwald deutsche Namenskunde, Verlag de Gruyter, ISBN 978-3-11-018032-9〕 *deer (German ''Hirsch'') for a hunter or as a sobriquet ("nimble like a deer")〔〔Duden Familiennamen, ISBN 3-411-70852-2〕 The name is closely tied to the Herschel family, an Anglo-German family of renowned astronomers: * Sir William Herschel (1738–1822), astronomer and composer, discoverer of Uranus * 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 Herschel (1836–1907), astronomer, grandson of Sir William Herschel * William James Herschel (1833–1917), grandson of Sir William Herschel Other notable people or families with the surname ''Herschel'', ''Hershel'', ''Herschell'' or ''Hershell'' include: * Allan Herschell (1851–1927), creator of amusement park rides * Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell (1837–1899), and hence the Baron Herschell line Herschel can also be used as a first name: * Hershel of Ostropol, an 18th-century Jewish prankster in Ukraine * Herschell Gordon Lewis (born 1929), a U.S. filmmaker, dubbed the ''Godfather of Gore'' * Herschelle Gibbs, South African cricketer * Herschel Grynszpan, assassin of German diplomat Ernst vom Rath on 7 November 1938 in Paris * B. Herschel Babbage South Australian explorer, son of Charles Babbage * Herschel Krustofski, fictional character from The Simpsons, better known as "Krusty The Clown". * Herschel Walker, American football player * Herschel Curry Smith, American Track Coach and athlete * Hershel Greene, fictional character from the Walking Dead series. Herschel could also refer to a place: * Herschel, Eastern Cape, small town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa * The planet Uranus, for a time known as Herschel after its discoverer Sir William Herschel * Herschel (crater), various craters in the solar system named after William Herschel * * Herschel (Martian crater) * * C. Herschel (crater) * * Herschel (lunar crater) * * Herschel (Mimantean crater) * * J. Herschel (crater) * Herschel Island * Herschel, Saskatchewan Herschel may also refer to: * Herschel Girls School, a private day and boarding school for girls in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa * Herschel Space Observatory, ESA's far infrared space telescope * William Herschel Telescope, Ground-based telescope on La Palma * Herschel Museum of Astronomy * Herschel Greer Stadium == See also == *Herschel Catalogue (disambiguation) *Hersch *Hirsch (disambiguation) *Hirsh (disambiguation) *Herzl *Hertz 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herschel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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