1887 in science
The year 1887 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1886 in science,
other events of 1887,
1888 in science,
list of years in science.
Awards
\n* Copley Medal: Joseph Dalton Hooker\n* Wollaston Medal for Geology: John Whitaker Hulke
Births
\n* June 22 - Julian Huxley, British biologist and author (died 1975)
Deaths
\n* January 22 - Joseph Whitworth, English mechanical engineer (born 1803) \n* August 15 - Julius von Haast, German geologist (born 1824)\n* August 19 - Spencer Fullerton Baird, ornithologist and ichthyologist (* 1823)\n* October 17 - Gustav Kirchhoff, physicist (born 1824)
