The year 1813 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Awards

• Copley Medal: William Brande

Births

• January 19 - Sir Henry Bessemer, inventor († 1898)
• March 19 - David Livingstone, missionary and explorer († 1873)

Deaths

• April 27 - General Zebulon Pike, explorer (* 1779)
• August 23 - Alexander Wilson, ornithologist (* 1766)