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Herschel, Sir William James, second baronet (1833–1917)  

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Sir William James Herschel, second baronet (1833–1917) by unknown photographer private collection; photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Herschel, Sir William James, second baronet (1833–1917), developer of fingerprinting and judge  

A. Spokes Symonds

revised by Katherine Prior

Publication History:

Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Herschel, Sir William James, second baronet (1833–1917), developer of fingerprinting and judge, was born on 9 January 1833, probably in Slough, the eldest child of the three sons and nine daughters of Sir John Herschel, first baronet (1792–1871), astronomer and chemist, and his wife, ...