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Italian scientist (1737–1798)

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Luigi Galvani (, also;^[1][2][3][4]Italian:[luˈiːdʒiɡalˈvaːni]; 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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Early life

Luigi Galvani was born to Domenico Galvani and Barbara Caterina Foschi, in Bologna, then part of the Papal States. The house in which he was born may still be seen on Via Marconi, 25, in the center of Bologna.^[7] Domenico was a goldsmith. His family had produced several illustrious men.^[7]

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