See also: 1851 in science, other events of 1852, 1853 in science and the list of years in science.
Awards Copley Medal: Alexander von Humboldt Wollaston Medal for Geology: William Henry Fitton Births Deaths January 6 - Louis Braille, inventor (* 1809) November 10 - Gideon Mantell, paleontologist (* 1790)
