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William Gilbert

1544 - 1603

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Gilbert is the 43rd most popular physicist (up from 46th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 128th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Physicist.

William Gilbert is most famous for his work in the 1600s on magnetism. He coined the term "magnetism" and was one of the first to study it.

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Among physicists, William Gilbert ranks 43 out of 851. Before him are Hendrik Lorentz, Daniel Bernoulli, Lise Meitner, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Charles H. Townes, and Pieter Zeeman. After him are Luigi Galvani, Nevill Francis Mott, David J. Thouless, Charles Édouard Guillaume, Philip Warren Anderson, and Gustav Kirchhoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1544, William Gilbert ranks 1. After him are Francis II of France, Torquato Tasso, Ismihan Sultan, Gevherhan Sultan, Anna of Saxony, Şah Sultan, Renata of Lorraine, Maria Temryukovna, Maddalena Casulana, Gillis van Coninxloo, and Giovanni Botero. Among people deceased in 1603, William Gilbert ranks 3. Before him are Elizabeth I of England, and Mehmed III. After him are François Viète, Grace O'Malley, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Ahmad al-Mansur, Andrea Cesalpino, Maerten de Vos, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Şehzade Mahmud, and Pierre Charron.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Gilbert ranks 112 out of 8,785. Before him are Anne Hathaway (1556), Elizabeth Taylor (1932), Robert Falcon Scott (1868), Edgar the Peaceful (943), David Ricardo (1772), and Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443). After him are Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), John Stuart Mill (1806), Herbert Spencer (1820), David Bowie (1947), Edgar Adrian (1889), and Nevill Francis Mott (1905).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom

Among physicists born in United Kingdom, William Gilbert ranks 13. Before him are William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824), John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842), Robert Hooke (1635), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869), Owen Willans Richardson (1879), and James Clerk Maxwell (1831). After him are Nevill Francis Mott (1905), David J. Thouless (1934), Brian Josephson (1940), Patrick Blackett (1897), Charles Glover Barkla (1877), and Paul Dirac (1902).

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