William Gilbert
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 420 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 24,1544 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Date of died | November 30,1603 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Known for | magnetism |
| De Magnete | |
| Nationality | English |
| British | |
| Job | Physician |
| Engineer | |
| Physicist | |
| Philosopher | |
| Astronomer | |
| Education | St. John's College |
| University of Cambridge | |
| St John's College, Cambridge | |
| St John's College | |
| MD | |
| Books | De Magnete |
| The Last Lords Of Gardonal | |
| William Gilbert of Colchester, Physician of London: On the Load Stone and Magnetic Bodies, . . . | |
| Movies/Shows | The Pirates of Penzance |
| The Mikado | |
| The Pirate Movie | |
| The Cool Mikado | |
| The Gentlemen of Titipu | |
| Mike Leigh's the Pirates of Penzance - English National Opera | |
| The Gondoliers | |
| Gilbert and Sullivan: The Very Models | |
| Field | Physician |
| Parents | Hierome Gilbert |
| Jerome Gilberd | |
| Born | Colchester |
| United Kingdom | |
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| ID | 440163 |
William Gilbert Life story
William Gilbert, 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.
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