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Mrs. John Herschel

d. 1876

Known in print as “Mrs. John Herschel,” she is remembered for editing and publishing the memoir and correspondence of Caroline Herschel. Though biographical details are scarce, her work helped preserve an important piece of scientific and family history.

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Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel

Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel

by Mrs. John Herschel

About the author

Published under the name Mrs. John Herschel, Mary Cornwallis Herschel is associated with Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel, a book that helped bring Caroline Herschel’s life and letters to a wider audience.

Available records identify her as Mary Cornwallis Herschel (1829–1876). She appears in reference sources as the editor of Caroline Herschel’s memoirs and correspondence, and later archival material also notes her involvement in work connected with Herschel family letters.

She remains a somewhat elusive figure in her own right, but her editorial work matters: it preserved the voice of one of astronomy’s most remarkable women and helped shape how later generations encountered the Herschel family story.