William Gilbert
1544 – 1603 · aged 59
English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)
- Born
- 1544 · Colchester
- Died
- 30 Nov 1603 · London
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- 1544BornBorn in Colchester
- 1600RolePresident of the Royal College of Physicians
- 30 Nov 1603DiedDied in London
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Biography
William Gilbert (24 May 1544? – 30 November 1603), also known as Gilberd, was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher. He passionately rejected both the prevailing Aristotelian philosophy and the Scholastic method of university teaching. He is remembered today largely for his book De Magnete (1600).
A unit of magnetomotive force, also known as magnetic potential, was named the Gilbert in his honour; it has now been superseded by the Ampere-turn.
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