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Where was Alessandro Volta buried?
Camnago Volta Cemetery, Camnago Volta
Alessandro Volta/Place of burial
Who was Alessandro Volta’s siblings?
Chiara Volta
Alessandro Volta/Siblings
What did Alessandro Volta do 1774?
His father, Filippo Volta, was of noble lineage. His mother, Donna Maddalena, came from the family of the Inzaghis. In 1774, he became a professor of physics at the Royal School in Como. A year later, he improved and popularised the electrophorus, a device that produced static electricity.
Did Alessandro Volta win any awards?
Copley Medal
Alessandro Volta/Awards
What was the name of Alessandro Volta’s wife?
Thus Volta married on 22 September 1794 in the church of San Provino in Como, to Maria Teresa Alonsa Peregrini (born 1770), from a rich noble family. Surprisingly, the marriage was a happy one, and three sons were born: Zanino (1795-1869), Flaminio (1796-1814) and Luigi Tobia (1798-1876), Volta’s pride and joy.
When did Count Alessandro Volta get the title of Count?
In 1801, he was honored with the title of ‘Count’ by Napoleon Bonaparte after he demonstrated the functionality of his battery to him. He married Teresa Peregrini, the daughter of Count Ludovico Peregrini, in 1794 and the couple had three sons. He passed away on his estate in Camnago, Italy at the age of 82.
How old was Alessandro Volta when he became a scientist?
The Jesuit Father Girolamo Bonesi and his pupil Alessandro Volta in late 1750s (a painting, attributed to the Austrian-Italian painter Martin Knoller, 1725-1804) Thus, by the age of sixteen, Alessandro already made up his mind to be a physicist.
Where was Alesandro Giusepe Antonio Anastasio Volta born?
Alesandro Giusepe Antonio Anastasio Volta was born in Como, Lombardy in Italy on 18 February 1745 of noble origin, as the son of Filippo and Maddalena inzaghi, a woman of noble background.