Johann Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli | |
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Johann Bernoulli (portrait by Johann Rudolf Huber, c. 1740) | |
| Born | 6 August 1667 |
| Died | 1 January 1748 (aged 80) |
| 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 educating Leonhard Euler in the pupil's youth.