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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

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

Births

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

Deaths

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

"He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death." - H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916)