1881 in science

The year 1881 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also: 1880 in science, other events of 1881, 1882 in science, list of years in science

Table of contents

1 Medicine 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

Medicine

\n* Louis Pasteur discovers a vaccine for anthrax

Awards

\n* Copley Medal: Karl Adolph Wurtz\n* Wollaston Medal for Geology: Peter Martin Duncan

Births

\n*August 6 - Alexander Fleming (+1957), scientist.

Deaths

\n*May 26 - Jokob Bernays, philologist\n* John Gould, zoologist (* 1804)\n* Matthias Schleiden, biologist (* 1804)