Nicolaus Bernoulli
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Nicolaus Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician of the famous Bernoulli family, known for his contributions to probability theory and the early development of calculus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nicolaus Bernoulli canonical | 2 |
| Niklaus Bernoulli | 2 |
| Nicolaus II Bernoulli | 1 |
| Nikolaus Bernoulli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1233833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicolaus Bernoulli Context triple: [Jakob Bernoulli, sibling, Nicolaus Bernoulli]
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Jakob Bernoulli
Jakob Bernoulli was a pioneering Swiss mathematician of the late 17th century, renowned for his foundational work in calculus and probability theory, including the early formulation of the law of large numbers.
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B.
Johann Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli was a prominent Swiss mathematician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his foundational work in calculus and contributions to the calculus of variations and differential equations.
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C.
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler was an 18th-century Swiss mathematician and physicist who made foundational contributions to calculus, graph theory, topology, and many other areas, becoming one of the most prolific and influential mathematicians in history.
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D.
Johann Heinrich Lambert
Johann Heinrich Lambert was an 18th-century German-Swiss polymath of the Enlightenment, renowned for his pioneering work in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy, including the first rigorous proof of the irrationality of π.
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E.
Abraham de Moivre
Abraham de Moivre was an 18th-century French mathematician known for his foundational work in probability theory, including early formulations related to the central limit theorem and De Moivre's formula in complex analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicolaus Bernoulli Target entity description: Nicolaus Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician of the famous Bernoulli family, known for his contributions to probability theory and the early development of calculus.
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A.
Jakob Bernoulli
Jakob Bernoulli was a pioneering Swiss mathematician of the late 17th century, renowned for his foundational work in calculus and probability theory, including the early formulation of the law of large numbers.
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B.
Johann Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli was a prominent Swiss mathematician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his foundational work in calculus and contributions to the calculus of variations and differential equations.
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C.
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler was an 18th-century Swiss mathematician and physicist who made foundational contributions to calculus, graph theory, topology, and many other areas, becoming one of the most prolific and influential mathematicians in history.
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D.
Johann Heinrich Lambert
Johann Heinrich Lambert was an 18th-century German-Swiss polymath of the Enlightenment, renowned for his pioneering work in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy, including the first rigorous proof of the irrationality of π.
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E.
Abraham de Moivre
Abraham de Moivre was an 18th-century French mathematician known for his foundational work in probability theory, including early formulations related to the central limit theorem and De Moivre's formula in complex analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss mathematician
ⓘ
human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in law ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
expected value in probability
ⓘ
law of large numbers ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
early development of calculus
ⓘ
early development of probability theory ⓘ |
| correspondedWith |
Brook Taylor
ⓘ
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Pierre Rémond de Montmort ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1687-10-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1759-11-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Basel ⓘ |
| employer | University of Basel ⓘ |
| familyName | Bernoulli ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
calculus
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| givenName |
Nikolaus
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicolaus
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bernoulli family ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableIdea | formulation of the St. Petersburg paradox ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Leonhard Euler ⓘ |
| notableWork | St. Petersburg paradox ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
Switzerland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
Switzerland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of law at the University of Basel
ⓘ
professor of logic at the University of Basel ⓘ professor of mathematics at the University of Basel ⓘ |
| relative |
Daniel Bernoulli
ⓘ
Jacob Bernoulli II ⓘ Johann Bernoulli ⓘ
surface form:
Johann Bernoulli II
|
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
|
| sibling |
Jakob Bernoulli
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacob Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Johann Bernoulli ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Nicolaus Bernoulli Description of subject: Nicolaus Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician of the famous Bernoulli family, known for his contributions to probability theory and the early development of calculus.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nicolaus II Bernoulli
subject surface form:
Bernoulli family
this entity surface form:
Niklaus Bernoulli
this entity surface form:
Niklaus Bernoulli
this entity surface form:
Nikolaus Bernoulli