Lucia Galeazzi Galvani
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Lucia Galeazzi Galvani was an Italian scientist.
She was the daughter of anatomist Domenico Gusmano and Paola Mini and from 1762 married to the doctor Luigi Galvani
, from 1775 a professor at the University of Bologna. In 1772, the couple moved to their own home, where her spouse established a laboratory for the studies of the reflexes of the animal anatomy. Lucia Galeazzi Galvani was active as the assistant in the experiments; the couple also collaborated with Antonio Muzzi. Galeazzi Galvani was also active as the medical assistant of her spouse in his work as a surgent and obstetrician. She additionally edited her spouse´s medical texts. She died of astma.
She was the daughter of anatomist Domenico Gusmano and Paola Mini and from 1762 married to the doctor Luigi Galvani
Luigi Galvani
Luigi Aloisio Galvani was an Italian physician and physicist who lived and died in Bologna. In 1791, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs legs twitched when struck by a spark...
, from 1775 a professor at the University of Bologna. In 1772, the couple moved to their own home, where her spouse established a laboratory for the studies of the reflexes of the animal anatomy. Lucia Galeazzi Galvani was active as the assistant in the experiments; the couple also collaborated with Antonio Muzzi. Galeazzi Galvani was also active as the medical assistant of her spouse in his work as a surgent and obstetrician. She additionally edited her spouse´s medical texts. She died of astma.