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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 | Galvanism |
| Relatives | Giovanni Aldini (nephew) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| 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, using a frog, 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, 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. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Whittaker, E. T. (1951), A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity. Vol 1, Nelson, London