Johann Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli | |
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Johann Bernoulli (portrait by Johann Rudolf Huber, c. 1740) | |
| Born | 6 August 1667 Basel, Switzerland |
| Died | 1 January 1748 (aged 80) Basel, Switzerland |
| Education | University of Basel (M.D., 1694) |
| Known for | Development of infinitesimal calculus Catenary solution Bernoulli's rule Bernoulli's identity Brachistochrone problem Partial fraction decomposition Virtual work |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Groningen University of Basel |
| Thesis | Dissertatio de effervescentia et fermentatione; Dissertatio Inauguralis Physico-Anatomica de Motu Musculorum (On the Mechanics of Effervescence and Fermentation and on the Mechanics of the Movement of the Muscles) (1694 (1690)) |
Doctoral advisor | Nikolaus Eglinger |
Other academic advisors | Jacob Bernoulli |
Doctoral students | Daniel Bernoulli Johann Samuel König |
Other notable students | Leonhard Euler Guillaume de l'Hôpital Pierre Louis Maupertuis |
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Brother of Jacob Bernoulli; the father of Daniel Bernoulli, Nicolaus II Bernoulli, and Johann II Bernoulli; and the uncle of Nicolaus I Bernoulli. | |
Johann Bernoulli (also known as Jean in French or John in English; 6 August [O.S. 27 July] 1667 – 1 January 1748) was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family. He is known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus and for educating the young Leonhard Euler.