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Johann Bernoulli

1667 - 1748

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Johann Bernoulli (also known as Jean in French or John in English; 6 August [O.S. 27 July] 1667 – 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 Leonhard Euler in the pupil's youth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Bernoulli is the 43rd most popular mathematician (down from 38th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Switzerland and the 3rd most popular Swiss Mathematician.

Johann Bernoulli is most famous for his work in the field of fluid dynamics, specifically his work on Bernoulli's principle.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Johann Bernoulli ranks 43 out of 1,004. Before him are Georg Cantor, Apollonius of Perga, Augustin-Louis Cauchy, John Napier, Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, and Eudoxus of Cnidus. After him are Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Al-Battani, Gottlob Frege, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Urbain Le Verrier, and Emmy Noether.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1667, Johann Bernoulli ranks 2. Before him is Jonathan Swift. After him are Abraham de Moivre, Maria Anna of Neuburg, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Queen Inhyeon, Antonio Lotti, Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Jan Kupecký, Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Alessandro Magnasco, and Johann Christoph Pepusch. Among people deceased in 1748, Johann Bernoulli ranks 1. After him are Muhammad Shah, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I, James Thomson, Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, Ewald Georg von Kleist, Johann Gottfried Walther, Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein, Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Ebrahim Afshar, William Kent, and Abul Khair Khan.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Johann Bernoulli ranks 19 out of 1,015. Before him are Paul Klee (1879), Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), Charles Albert Gobat (1843), Jean-Paul Marat (1743), K. Alex Müller (1927), and Élie Ducommun (1833). After him are Francesco Borromini (1599), Diego Garcia (null), Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945), Albert I of Germany (1255), Johanna Spyri (1827), and Alberto Giacometti (1901).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Switzerland

Among mathematicians born in Switzerland, Johann Bernoulli ranks 3. Before him are Leonhard Euler (1707), and Jacob Bernoulli (1654). After him are Gabriel Cramer (1704), Jost Bürgi (1552), Jakob Steiner (1796), Paul Guldin (1577), Nicolaus II Bernoulli (1695), Jean-Robert Argand (1768), Jacques Charles François Sturm (1803), Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (1750), and Johann II Bernoulli (1710).

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