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Authorised form of nameBernoulli; Nicholas (1687 - 1759)
Other forms of nameNikolaus
Dates1687 - 1759
NationalitySwiss
Place of birthBasel, Switzerland
Date of birth10 October 1687
Place of deathBasel, Switzerland
Date of death 29 November 1759
Research fieldMathematics
ActivityEducation:
Basel; MA (1704), LLD (1709)
Career:
Studied mathematics with his uncles, Jacques and Jean Bernoulli (FRS 1712); travelled to Holland, England and France (1712); Professor of Mathematics at Padua (1716); Professor of Logic at Basel (1722); Professor of Mathematics at Basel (1731)
Memberships:
Berlin Academy; Istituto e Accademia Bolognesi
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election11/03/1714
RelationshipsSon of Nikolaus Bernoulli, Painter and Alderman of Basel; nephew of Jean Bernouilli (FRS 1712); cousin of Daniel Bernouilli (FRS 1750)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Notes:
Proposed by Sir Isaac Newton
CodeNA7334
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