1861 in science

The year 1861 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1860 in science, other events of 1861, 1862 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Chemistry 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

Chemistry

• William Crookes discovers thallium

Events

• Ignaz Semmelweis publishes Die Ätiologie, der Begriff und die Prophylaxis des Kindbettfiebers, a treatment of his theory on sanitary conditions during childbirth.

Awards

• Copley Medal: Louis Agassiz
• Wollaston Medal for geology: Heinrich Bronn

Births

Deaths

• November 10 – Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, zoologist (born 1805).