Biography
Nicolaus(II) Bernoulli was the favourite of three sons of Johann Bernoulli. He entered the University of Basel when only 13 years of age and, like many other members of his family, studied both mathematics and law. In 1715 he became a licentiate in jurisprudence.
Born: 6 Feb 1695 in Basel, Switzerland
Died: 31 July 1726 in St Petersburg, Russia
Nicolaus worked as his father's assistant helping him with correspondence. In particular he was involved with writing letters concerning the famous priority dispute between Newton and Leibniz. He not only replied to Taylor regarding the dispute but he also made important mathematical contributions to the problem of trajectories while working on the mathematical arguments behind the dispute.
Nicolaus worked on curves, differential equations and probability. He died only 8 months after taking up an appointment in St Petersburg at a young age when his talents promised so much for the future. Fleckstein writes in [1]:-
With his brother Daniel he travelled in France and Italy, where both received appointments to the St Petersburg Academy. Within a year, however, he contracted and died of a hectic fever.
- Johann Bernoulli
Born: 27 July 1667 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 1 Jan 1748 in Basel, Switzerland Johann Bernoulli was the tenth child of Nicolaus and Margaretha Bernoulli. He was the brother of Jacob Bernoulli but Johann was twelve years younger than his brother Jacob...
- Johann(iii) Bernoulli
Born: 4 Nov 1744 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 13 July 1807 in Berlin, Germany Johann(III) Bernoulli was a son of Johann(II) Bernoulli. He was certainly considered a prodigy when a child with an encyclopedic knowledge and, like many other members of his...
- Johann(ii) Bernoulli
Born: 28 May 1710 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 17 July 1790 in Basel, Switzerland Johann(II) Bernoulli was one of three sons of Johann Bernoulli. In fact he was the most successful of the three. He originally studied law and in 1727 he obtained the degree...
- Jacob (jacques) Bernoulli
Born: 27 Dec 1654 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 16 Aug 1705 in Basel, Switzerland Jacob Bernoulli's father, Nicolaus Bernoulli (1623-1708) inherited the spice business in Basel that had been set up by his own father, first in Amsterdam and then in...
- Jacob(ii) (jacques(ii)) Bernoulli
Born: 17 Oct 1759 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 15 Aug 1789 in St Petersburg, Russia Jacob(II) Bernoulli was one of the sons of Johann(II) Bernoulli. Following the family tradition he took a degree in law but his interests were in mathematics and mathematical...
Biography
Nicolaus(II) Bernoulli
Nicolaus(II) Bernoulli was the favourite of three sons of Johann Bernoulli. He entered the University of Basel when only 13 years of age and, like many other members of his family, studied both mathematics and law. In 1715 he became a licentiate in jurisprudence.
Born: 6 Feb 1695 in Basel, Switzerland
Died: 31 July 1726 in St Petersburg, Russia
Nicolaus worked as his father's assistant helping him with correspondence. In particular he was involved with writing letters concerning the famous priority dispute between Newton and Leibniz. He not only replied to Taylor regarding the dispute but he also made important mathematical contributions to the problem of trajectories while working on the mathematical arguments behind the dispute.
Nicolaus worked on curves, differential equations and probability. He died only 8 months after taking up an appointment in St Petersburg at a young age when his talents promised so much for the future. Fleckstein writes in [1]:-
With his brother Daniel he travelled in France and Italy, where both received appointments to the St Petersburg Academy. Within a year, however, he contracted and died of a hectic fever.
- Johann Bernoulli
Born: 27 July 1667 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 1 Jan 1748 in Basel, Switzerland Johann Bernoulli was the tenth child of Nicolaus and Margaretha Bernoulli. He was the brother of Jacob Bernoulli but Johann was twelve years younger than his brother Jacob...
- Johann(iii) Bernoulli
Born: 4 Nov 1744 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 13 July 1807 in Berlin, Germany Johann(III) Bernoulli was a son of Johann(II) Bernoulli. He was certainly considered a prodigy when a child with an encyclopedic knowledge and, like many other members of his...
- Johann(ii) Bernoulli
Born: 28 May 1710 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 17 July 1790 in Basel, Switzerland Johann(II) Bernoulli was one of three sons of Johann Bernoulli. In fact he was the most successful of the three. He originally studied law and in 1727 he obtained the degree...
- Jacob (jacques) Bernoulli
Born: 27 Dec 1654 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 16 Aug 1705 in Basel, Switzerland Jacob Bernoulli's father, Nicolaus Bernoulli (1623-1708) inherited the spice business in Basel that had been set up by his own father, first in Amsterdam and then in...
- Jacob(ii) (jacques(ii)) Bernoulli
Born: 17 Oct 1759 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 15 Aug 1789 in St Petersburg, Russia Jacob(II) Bernoulli was one of the sons of Johann(II) Bernoulli. Following the family tradition he took a degree in law but his interests were in mathematics and mathematical...