Johann II Bernoulli (18 May 1710, in
Basel
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– 17 July 1790, in Basel; also known as Jean) was the youngest of the three sons of the
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mathematician
Johann Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli (also known as Jean or John; – 1 January 1748) was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family. He is known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus and educating Leo ...
. He studied law and mathematics, and, after travelling in
France, was for five years professor of
eloquence
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in
the university of his native city. In 1736 he was awarded the prize of the French Academy for his suggestive studies of
aether.
[A History of The Theories Of Aether & Electricity Sir Edmund Whittaker] On the death of his father he succeeded him as professor of mathematics in the University of Basel. He was thrice a successful competitor for the prizes of the Academy of Sciences of Paris. His prize subjects were the capstan, the propagation of light, and the magnet. He enjoyed the friendship of
P. L. M. de Maupertuis, who died under his roof while on his way to Berlin. He himself died in 1790. His two sons,
Johann and
Jakob, are the last noted mathematicians of the
Bernoulli family
The Bernoulli family () of Basel was a patrician family, notable for having produced eight mathematically gifted academics who, among them, contributed substantially to the development of mathematics and physics during the early modern period.
...
.
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1710 births
1790 deaths
Scientists from Basel-Stadt
18th-century Swiss mathematicians
Members of the French Academy of Sciences
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Johann II
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