Johann Bernoulli

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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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instanceOf Swiss mathematician
human
mathematician
academicDegree doctorate in medicine
child Daniel Bernoulli
Johann II Bernoulli
Nicolaus II Bernoulli
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1667-08-06
dateOfDeath 1748-01-01
educatedAt University of Basel
employer University of Basel
University of Groningen
era 17th century mathematics
18th century mathematics
ethnicGroup Swiss
familyName Bernoulli
fieldOfWork calculus
calculus of variations
differential equations
mathematics
mechanics
gender male
givenName Johann
influenced Daniel Bernoulli
Leonhard Euler
development of infinitesimal calculus
knownFor contributions to differential equations
contributions to the calculus of variations
foundational work in calculus
work on the brachistochrone problem
memberOf Bernoulli family
notableIdea development of the calculus of variations
early work on integrating factor methods
use of exponential functions in calculus
notableWork brachistochrone problem
early work on the calculus of variations
exponential calculus
solutions to differential equations
occupation professor of mathematics
university teacher
placeOfBirth Basel NERFINISHED
Swiss Confederacy
placeOfDeath Basel NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of mathematics at University of Basel
professor of mathematics at University of Groningen
sibling Jacob Bernoulli
Nicolaus Bernoulli
student Daniel Bernoulli
Guillaume de l’Hôpital
Leonhard Euler
Pierre Varignon


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