Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – April 26, 1866) was a German-French astronomer and painter who spent much of his life in France. He started out as a painter, but after attending a lecture by the famous French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier turned to astronomy. His discovery of the asteroid Lutetia in 1852 was followed by further findings and by 1861 Goldschmidt had discovered 14 asteroids. He received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1861 for having discovered more asteroids than any other person up to that time. He died from complications of diabetes.

Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (* 17. Juni 1802 in Frankfurt am Main; † 26. April 1866 in Fontainebleau) war ein deutsch-französischer Astronom und Kunstmaler.

Hermann Meyer Salomon Goldschmidt (né le 17 juin 1802 à Francfort/ Main (Allemagne) - décédé le 30 août 1866 à Fontainebleau) était un astronome et un peintre allemand qui passa une grande partie de sa vie en France.

Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (ur. 17 czerwca 1802 - zm. 26 kwietnia 1866), niemiecki astronom i malarz, przez większość życia mieszkał we Francji.