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1803 in science

The year 1803 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1802 in science, other events of 1803, 1804 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Awards 2 Births 3 Deaths

Awards

• Copley Medal: Richard Chenevix

Births

• May 12 - Justus von Liebig, chemist († 1873)
• May 24 - Charles Lucien Bonaparte, naturalist († 1857)
• July 31 - John Ericsson, Swedish inventor and engineer († 1889)
• November 29 - Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and discoverer of the Doppler effect († 1853)
• December 21 - Joseph Whitworth, English mechanical engineer (died 1887)

Deaths