Luigi Galvani (, ; 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. This was an early study of bioelectricity, following experiments by John Walsh and Hugh Williamson.
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Luigi Aloisio Galvani 9 September 1737 Bologna, Papal States
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4 December 1798 (aged 61) Bologna, Papal States
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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