... William Herschel, German-British astronomer (image credit: via Wikimedia Commons) . ... But this made them that much closer, especially Herschel and his sister Caroline. ... Now, William Herschel remains to this day a highly respected astronomer and musician, but arguably not so much a solider. ... But despite all his genius Hershel was human as we can see, from a scared young boy at war to a gallant hero to his sister, and there was a lot more to the man that discovered the БЂњGeorgian Planet!БЂќ ....