Williams gilbert biography

English physician and natural philosopher

William Gilbert (; 24 May 1544? – 30 November 1603),^[1] also known as Gilberd,^[2] was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher.

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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A unit of magnetomotive force, also known as magnetic potential, was named the Gilbert in his honour; it has now been superseded by the Ampere-turn.

Life and work

Gilbert was born in Colchester to Jerome Gilberd, a borough recorder.

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He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.^[3] After gaining his MD from Cambridge in 1569, and a short spell as bursar of St John's College, he left to practice medicine in London, and he travelled on the continent. In 1573, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. In 1600, he was elected P William Gilbert Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

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