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Luigi Galvani | |
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 Portrait of Galvani at the Palazzo Poggi | |
| Born | 9 September 1737 |
| Died | 4 December 1798 (aged 61) Bologna, Cisalpine Republic |
| Known for | Bioelectricity (animal electricity) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Bologna |
Luigi Galvani (/ɡælˈvɑːni/, also US: /ɡɑːl-/;[1][2][3][4] Italian: [luˈiːdʒi ɡalˈvaːni]; Latin: Aloysius Galvanus; 9 September 1737 – 4 December 1798) was an Italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher, who studied animal electricity. In 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitched when struck by an electrical spark.[5]: 67–71 This was an early study of bioelectricity, following experiments by John Walsh and Hugh Williamson.
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- ^ "Galvani". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Galvani, Luigi" (US) and "Galvani, Luigi". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26.
- ^ "Galvani". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Whittaker, E. T. (1951), A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity. Vol 1, Nelson, London