Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet
William Herschel  | |
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| Born | 9 January 1833 Slough, England  | 
| Died | 24 October 1917 (aged 84) | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fingerprints, forensics | 
Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Baronet (9 January 1833 – 24 October 1917) was a British ICS officer in India who used fingerprints for identification on contracts.