1880 in science

The year 1880 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1879 in science, other events of 1880, 1881 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Awards 2 Births 3 Deaths

Awards

• Copley Medal: James Joseph Sylvester
• Wollaston Medal: Auguste Daubree

Births

• January 18 - Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian physicist and mathematician (died 1933)

Deaths

• July 9 - Paul Pierre Broca, anthropologist (* 1824)