Mathematician:Nicolaus Bernoulli/Mistake

Source Work

 * Chapter $\text{VIII}$: Nature or Nurture?
 * Chapter $\text{VIII}$: Nature or Nurture?

This mistake can be seen in the $1937$ edition as published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.

Mistake

 * Like his brothers he made a false start. At the age of sixteen he took his doctor's degree in philosophy at the UNiversity of Basle, and at twenty earned the highest degree in law. He was first a professor of law at Berne before becoming one of the mathematical faculty at the Academy of St. Petersburg. At the time of his death he was so highly thought of that the Empress Catherine gave him a public funeral at state expense.

This in fact reflects the life and career of (1695 – 1726), the nephew of  and the son of.

Also see

 * (1662 – 1716)
 * (1687 – 1759)
 * (1695 – 1726)