Luigi Galvani
Luigi Galvani
Portrait of Galvani at the Palazzo Poggi
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an Italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher, who discovered animal electricity
Born
9 September 1737 Bologna, Papal States
Died
4 December 1798 (aged 61) Bologna, Papal States
Known for
Bioelectricity (animal electricity)
Institutions
University of Bologna
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Italy
era
1600-1800