1881 in science
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The year 1881 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
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Medicine
- Louis Pasteur discovers a vaccine for anthrax
Awards
- Copley Medal: Karl Adolph Wurtz
- Wollaston Medal for Geology: Peter Martin Duncan
Births
- August 6 - Alexander Fleming (d. 1955), scientist.
Deaths
- May 26 - Jokob Bernays, philologist.
- February 3 - John Gould (b. 1804), zoologist.
- June 23 - Matthias Schleiden (b. 1804), biologist.
- October 31 - George Washington DeLong (b. 1844), Arctic explorer.
