See also: 1806 in science, other events of 1807, 1808 in science and the list of 'years in science'.
Chemistry Potassium and sodium isolated by Sir Humphry Davy. Awards Copley Medal: Everard Home Births May 28 - Louis Agassiz, zoologist and geologist († 1873) November 14 - Auguste Laurent, chemist († 1853) Deaths April 4 - Joseph Jerôme Lefrançais de Lalande, French astronomer (* 1732)
