PHYSICIST
Jakob II Bernoulli
1759 - 1789

Jakob II Bernoulli
Jakob II Bernoulli (17 October 1759, Basel – 3 July 1789, Saint Petersburg), younger brother of Johann III Bernoulli, was a Swiss physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jakob II Bernoulli is the 571st most popular physicist (down from 504th in 2019), the 409th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 319th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Swiss Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Jakob II Bernoulli ranks 571 out of 851. Before him are Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, José Celestino Mutis, Lev Artsimovich, Ralph H. Fowler, Willem Hendrik Keesom, and John Lennard-Jones. After him are Marietta Blau, Claude Pouillet, Marcel Brillouin, Eric Allin Cornell, Étienne-Gaspard Robert, and Wallace Clement Sabine.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
1700 - 1782
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 565
José Celestino Mutis
1732 - 1808
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 566
Lev Artsimovich
1909 - 1973
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 567
Ralph H. Fowler
1889 - 1944
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 568
Willem Hendrik Keesom
1876 - 1956
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 569
John Lennard-Jones
1894 - 1954
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 570
Jakob II Bernoulli
1759 - 1789
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 571
Marietta Blau
1894 - 1970
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 572
Claude Pouillet
1790 - 1868
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 573
Marcel Brillouin
1854 - 1948
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 574
Eric Allin Cornell
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 575
Étienne-Gaspard Robert
1763 - 1837
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 576
Wallace Clement Sabine
1868 - 1919
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 577
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1759, Jakob II Bernoulli ranks 33. Before him are Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, Ferenc Kazinczy, Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein, William Playfair, Carl Johan Adlercreutz, and Maximilian von Montgelas. After him are Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, Josepha Weber, Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc, August Wilhelm Iffland, Cornelio Saavedra, and William Kirby. Among people deceased in 1789, Jakob II Bernoulli ranks 19. Before him are Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, Paolo Renier, Jafar Khan, John Cleland, and Anders Dahl. After him are Paul Egede, Sayed Morad Khan, Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, and Jack Broughton.
Others Born in 1759
Go to all RankingsJohann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths
WRITER
1759 - 1839
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 27
Ferenc Kazinczy
WRITER
1759 - 1831
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 28
Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein
EXPLORER
1759 - 1823
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 29
William Playfair
ENGINEER
1759 - 1823
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 30
Carl Johan Adlercreutz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1759 - 1815
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 31
Maximilian von Montgelas
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 32
Jakob II Bernoulli
PHYSICIST
1759 - 1789
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 33
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1794
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 34
Josepha Weber
SINGER
1759 - 1819
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 35
Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1828
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 36
August Wilhelm Iffland
ACTOR
1759 - 1814
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 37
Cornelio Saavedra
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1829
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 38
William Kirby
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1850
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 39
Others Deceased in 1789
Go to all RankingsVictor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
ECONOMIST
1715 - 1789
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 13
Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1715 - 1789
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 14
Paolo Renier
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1789
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 15
Jafar Khan
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1789
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 16
John Cleland
WRITER
1709 - 1789
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 17
Anders Dahl
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1789
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 18
Jakob II Bernoulli
PHYSICIST
1759 - 1789
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 19
Paul Egede
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1708 - 1789
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 20
Sayed Morad Khan
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1789
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 21
Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
NOBLEMAN
1730 - 1789
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 22
Jack Broughton
ATHLETE
1703 - 1789
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 23
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Jakob II Bernoulli ranks 409 out of 1,015. Before him are Stéphane Chapuisat (1969), Jakob Hermann (1678), Pierre Viret (1511), Otto Binswanger (1852), Josef Munzinger (1791), and Mick Schumacher (1999). After him are Princess Nora of Liechtenstein (1950), Ernst Brenner (1856), Luuk de Jong (1990), Max Abegglen (1902), Roger Courtois (1912), and Bernhard Russi (1948).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsStéphane Chapuisat
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 403
Jakob Hermann
MATHEMATICIAN
1678 - 1733
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 404
Pierre Viret
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1511 - 1571
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 405
Otto Binswanger
PSYCHOLOGIST
1852 - 1929
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 406
Josef Munzinger
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1855
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 407
Mick Schumacher
RACING DRIVER
1999 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 408
Jakob II Bernoulli
PHYSICIST
1759 - 1789
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 409
Princess Nora of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 410
Ernst Brenner
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1911
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 411
Luuk de Jong
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 412
Max Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1970
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 413
Roger Courtois
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1972
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 414
Bernhard Russi
SKIER
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 415
Among PHYSICISTS In Switzerland
Among physicists born in Switzerland, Jakob II Bernoulli ranks 11. Before him are Johann Jakob Balmer (1825), Auguste Piccard (1884), Ami Argand (1750), Walter H. Schottky (1886), Raoul Pictet (1846), and Walther Ritz (1878). After him are Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), Paul Scherrer (1890), Alfred Kleiner (1849), and Ernst Stueckelberg (1905).
Johann Jakob Balmer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 5
Auguste Piccard
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 6
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 7
Walter H. Schottky
1886 - 1976
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 8
Raoul Pictet
1846 - 1929
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 9
Walther Ritz
1878 - 1909
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 10
Jakob II Bernoulli
1759 - 1789
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 11
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 12
Paul Scherrer
1890 - 1969
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 13
Alfred Kleiner
1849 - 1916
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 14
Ernst Stueckelberg
1905 - 1984
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 15