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The year 1890 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

1 Awards

• Copley Medal: Simon Newcomb
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: William Crawford Williamson

2 Births

• December 21 - Hermann Joseph Muller (d. 1967), geneticist.

3 Deaths

• December 26 - Heinrich SchliemannHeinrich Schliemann ( January 6, 1822 December 26, 1890) was a German archaeologist who excavated Troy, Mycenae and Tiryns, lending material weight to Homer's Iliad and Vergil's Aeneid as reflecting historical events. His career began before archaeology d (b. 1822See also Other events of 1822 List of years in science. 1821 in science 1822 in science 1823 in science. The year 1822 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Geology Friedrich Mohs introduces his system of classifyi), GermanThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east archaeologist.