Leonhard Euler
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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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- Euler ×2
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| instanceOf |
academic
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author → human → mathematician → physicist → |
| citizenship |
Swiss Confederacy
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| countryOfBirth |
Switzerland
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| countryOfDeath |
Russian Empire
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| dateOfBirth |
1707-04-15
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| dateOfDeath |
1783-09-18
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| doctoralAdvisor |
Johann Bernoulli
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University of Basel
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| employer |
Berlin Academy of Sciences
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Imperial Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg → |
| familyName |
Euler
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| fieldOfWork |
analysis
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astronomy → differential equations → engineering → fluid dynamics → graph theory → mathematics → mechanics → number theory → optics → physics → topology → variational calculus → |
| fullName |
Leonhard Euler
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| givenName |
Leonhard
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| hasPart |
Eulerian number concepts named after him
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numerous mathematical terms and theorems bearing his name → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin → |
| memberOf |
French Academy of Sciences
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Imperial Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg → Prussian Academy of Sciences → Royal Society → |
| movement |
Age of Enlightenment
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| nativeLanguage |
German
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| notableAchievement |
contributed to early topology
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developed fundamental results in number theory → laid foundations of graph theory → made foundational contributions to calculus → made major advances in classical mechanics → made major advances in fluid mechanics → one of the most prolific mathematicians in history → |
| notableWork |
Euler angles in rigid body dynamics
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Euler characteristic formula V−E+F=2 → Euler product formula for the Riemann zeta function → Euler–Bernoulli beam theory → Euler–Lagrange equation → Euler–Maclaurin summation formula → Euler’s formula for complex exponentials → Euler’s identity e^{iπ}+1=0 → Euler’s method for numerical integration → Euler’s polyhedron formula → Euler’s totient function φ(n) → introduction of the notation f(x) → introduction of the notation i for the imaginary unit → introduction of the notation Σ for summation → popularization of the notation e for the base of natural logarithms → solution of the Seven Bridges of Königsberg problem → |
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Basel
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| placeOfDeath |
Saint Petersburg
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| religion |
Protestantism
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male
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| spouse |
Katharina Gsell
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Salome Abigail Gsell → |
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Basel
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Berlin → Saint Petersburg → |