1806 in science

The year 1806 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1805 in science, other events of 1806, 1807 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Awards 2 Births 3 Deaths

Awards

• Copley Medal: Thomas Andrew Knight

Births

• April 9 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer († 1859)
• December 11 - Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, German geologist († 1886)

Deaths

• June 23 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist (born 1723)
• August 23 - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, physicist (born 1736)