# Johann Alexander Herschel

> Johann Alexander Herschel was a German musician and mechanical craftsman whose significant contribution to astronomy was fabricating high quality reflecting telescopes of the period with his siblings. He was the brother of Caroline Lucretia Herchel and Frederick William Herschel.

*German musician and astronomer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/johann-alexander-herschel

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1745-08-13
- **Died:** 1821-03-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 30.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 12.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 66.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 39.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Johann Alexander Herschel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Alexander_Herschel)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135286512)

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