1827 in science

The year 1827 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1826 in science, other events of 1827, 1828 in science and the list of years in science.

Chemistry

• Aluminium discovered by Friedrich Woehler
• William Prout classifies the components of food into the three main divisions of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

Awards

• Copley Medal: William Prout; Henry Foster

Births

• January 7 - Sir Sandford Fleming, Canadian engineer and surveyor known as the "father of time zones" (died 1915)
• April 5 - Joseph Lister, British inventor of antiseptic (died 1912)
• November 30 - George Jackson Mivart, English biologist (died [1900 in science|1900]])

Deaths

• March 5 - Pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician (*1749)
• March 5 - Alessandro Volta, physicist (* 1745)