Luigi Galvani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luigi Galvani

Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1737

Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 04-Dec-1798

Profession: physician, physicist, inventor, university teacher, anatomist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Luigi Galvani (, also US: , Italian: [lu'i?d?i gal'va?ni]; Latin: Aloysius Galvanus; 9 September 1737 – 4 December 1798) was an Italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher, who discovered animal electricity.
He is recognized as the pioneer of bioelectromagnetics.
In 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitched when struck by an electrical spark.
This was one of the first forays into the study of bioelectricity, a field that still studies the electrical patterns and signals from tissues such as the nerves and muscles.
Galvani's wife Lucia Galeazzi Galvani encouraged his independent research, and served as a counsellor, collaborator and guide for his experiments until her death.