Augustus A. Gould – Scientist of the Day
Augustus Addison Gould, an American zoologist, malacologist (expert on mollusks) and conchologist (expert on shells), was born Apr. 23, 1805, in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.
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Hans Christian Oersted – Scientist of the Day
On Apr. 21, 1820, according to tradition, the Danish experimental physicist Hans Christian Oersted (Ørsted to the Danes) made a famous accidental discovery in the classroom that launched the age of electromagnetism.
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Justus von Liebig – Scientist of the Day
Justus von Liebig, a German chemist, died Apr. 18, 1873, at the age of 69.
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Jean Perrin – Scientist of the Day
Jean-Baptiste Perrin, a French physical chemist, died Apr. 17, 1942, at the age of 71.
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Frederic Ward Putnam – Scientist of the Day
Frederic Ward Putnam, an American anthropologist, was born Apr. 16, 1839.
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Friedrich G.W. von Struve
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, a German/Danish/Russian astronomer, was born Apr. 15, 1793.
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Thomas Thomson – Scientist of the Day
Thomas Thomson, a Scottish chemist, was born Apr. 12, 1773.
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Lothar Meyer – Scientist of the Day
Lothar Meyer, a German chemist, died Apr. 11, 1895, at the age of 64.
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George Peacock – Scientist of the Day
George Peacock, an English mathematician, was born Apr. 9, 1791.
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Johann Schweigger – Scientist of the Day
Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger, a German physicist and chemist, was born Apr. 8, 1779, in Erlangen, where he eventually became professor of philosophy at the university there.
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Pope Urban VIII – Scientist of the Day
Maffeo Barberini, an Italian cleric, was baptized Apr. 5, 1568.
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