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Alessandro was born in Como, Lombardy, Italy and went to school there -
He became professor of physics at the Royal School in Como where he made various inventions -
He became professor of Physics -
He developed the voltaic pile, a forerunner of the electric battery -
He married Teresa Peregrini and had three sons -
Napoleon made him a Count to honour him -
He retired to his country house in Camnago where he died -
An electrical unit , the volt, took his name
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