page_title: William Gilbert (physician)
hierarchical_section_title: William Gilbert (physician)
caption_attribution_description: English: William Gilbert (1544–1603), Oil on wood, 35.5 x 27.5 cm
context_page_description: 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.
  A unit of magnetomotive force, also known as magnetic potential, was named the Gilbert in his honour.
context_section_description: William Gilbert (/ˈɡɪlbərt/; 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). 
  A unit of magnetomotive force, also known as magnetic potential, was named the Gilbert in his honour.
caption: William Gilbert
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