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Alessandro Volta

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Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was an Italian chemist and physicist who was a pioneer of electricity and power, and is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer of methane.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1745 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1745-02-18 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1827-03-05 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1827 2
Death Place
Como, Italy 1
Nationality
Cisalpine Republic 1
Nationality
Duchy of Milan 1
Nationality
Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia 1
Birthplace
Como, Italy 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Biology 1
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Male 2
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1. Alessandro Volta (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Duchy of Milan
    Q153529
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia
    Q209857
  • P20 (place of death): Como, Italy
    Q1308
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Cisalpine Republic
    Q213353
  • P19 (place of birth): Como, Italy
    Q1308
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2. Alessandro Volta (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was an Italian chemist and physicist who was a pioneer of electricity and power, and is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer of methane.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 1745-02-18
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 1745-02-18
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 1827-03-05
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 1827-03-05
  • Lead section, pronoun use
    He invented the voltaic pile in 1799, and reported the results of his experiments in a two-part letter to the president of the Royal Society in London, which was published in 1800.
  • Member Of: University of Pavia, Infobox: workplaces
    University of Pavia
  • Works In: Physics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Chemistry physics
  • Works In: Chemistry, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Chemistry physics
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