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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Johann Bernoulli canonical 15
Johann II Bernoulli 3
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instanceOf Swiss mathematician
human
mathematician
academicDegree doctorate in medicine
child Daniel Bernoulli
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Nicolaus Bernoulli
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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-Stadt
surface form: Basel

Old Swiss Confederacy
surface form: Swiss Confederacy
placeOfDeath Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel
positionHeld professor of mathematics at University of Basel
professor of mathematics at University of Groningen
sibling Jakob Bernoulli
surface form: Jacob Bernoulli

Nicolaus Bernoulli
student Daniel Bernoulli
Guillaume de l’Hôpital
Leonhard Euler
Pierre Varignon

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Leonhard Euler doctoralAdvisor Johann Bernoulli
University of Groningen hasNotableAlumni Johann Bernoulli
Jakob Bernoulli sibling Johann Bernoulli
Jakob Bernoulli influenced Johann Bernoulli
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University of Basel hasNotableAlumnus Johann Bernoulli
Bernoulli notableMember Johann Bernoulli
subject surface form: Bernoulli family
Bernoulli notableMember Johann Bernoulli
subject surface form: Bernoulli family
this entity surface form: Johann II Bernoulli
Bernoulli family notableMember Johann Bernoulli
Bernoulli family notableMember Johann Bernoulli
this entity surface form: Johann Bernoulli II
Ars Conjectandi dedicatedTo Johann Bernoulli
Nicolaus Bernoulli sibling Johann Bernoulli
Nicolaus Bernoulli relative Johann Bernoulli
this entity surface form: Johann Bernoulli II
Nicolaus Bernoulli studiedUnder Johann Bernoulli
brachistochrone problem posedBy Johann Bernoulli
Daniel Bernoulli sibling Johann Bernoulli
this entity surface form: Johann II Bernoulli
Daniel Bernoulli father Johann Bernoulli
Guillaume de l’Hôpital influencedBy Johann Bernoulli
Guillaume de l’Hôpital studentOf Johann Bernoulli