Monday 11 February 2019

Leonhard Euler

Leonhard Euler (/ˈɔɪlər/ OY-lər;[2] German: [ˈɔɪlər] (About this soundlisten); 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematicianphysicistastronomerlogician and engineer, who made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics, such as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory, while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function.[3] He is also known for his work in mechanicsfluid dynamicsopticsastronomy, and music theory.[4]
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler.jpg
Portrait by Jakob Emanuel Handmann (1753)
Born15 April 1707
Basel, Switzerland
Died18 September 1783 (aged 76)
[OS: 7 September 1783]
ResidenceKingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire
Switzerland
Alma materUniversity of Basel (MPhil)
Known forSee full list
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics and physics
InstitutionsImperial Russian Academy of Sciences
Berlin Academy
ThesisDissertatio physica de sono ("Physical dissertation on sound") (1726)
Doctoral advisorJohann Bernoulli
Doctoral studentsJohann Hennert
Other notable studentsNicolas Fuss
Stepan Rumovsky
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (epistolary correspondent)
Signature
Euler's signature.svg

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