1859 in science

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The year 1859 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Contents 1 Biology 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Biology

• November 24 - Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species.

[edit] Awards

• Copley Medal: Wilhelm Weber
• Wollaston Medal for geology: Charles Darwin

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• May 5 - Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (b. 1805), mathematician.
• May 6 - Alexander von Humboldt (b. 1769), naturalist and explorer.
• September 10 - Thomas Nuttall (b. 1786), naturalist.
• September 15 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel (b. 1806), British engineer.