William Gilbert

Also known as William Gylberde, William Gilbert of Colchester, William Gilberd

English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)

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William Gilbert was an English physician and scientist from the 1500s who studied how the physical world works. He is remembered as an important early modern thinker who helped establish the experimental approach to understanding nature that became central to science.

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Instance of: human
Given name: William
Family name: Gilbert
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Colchester
Place of death: London
Occupation: naturalist
Educated at: St John's College
Languages spoken: English language
Field of work: medicine
Image: William Gilbert.jpg
Work location: England

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Commons category: William Gilbert (physicist)
date of death: 1603-12-10
date of birth: 1544-05-24
Commons Creator page: William Gilbert
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: Black Death
name in native language: William Gilbert
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William Gilbert (/ˈɡɪlbərt/; 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A unit of magnetomotive force, also known as magnetic potential, was named the Gilbert in his honour; it has now been superseded by the Ampere-turn.

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