Mathematician:Nicolaus I Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (also known as Nicolas Bernoulli) who worked on probability theory, geometry and differential equations.

Most of his important work can be found in his correspondence, particularly with Pierre Raymond de Montmort, in which he introduced the St. Petersburg Paradox.

He also corresponded with Leonhard Paul Euler and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz.

Nephew of Jacob Bernoulli and Johann Bernoulli.

Nationality
Swiss

History

 * Born: 21 Oct 1687, Basel, Switzerland
 * Died: 29 Nov 1759, Basel, Switzerland

Theorems

 * The St. Petersburg Paradox
 * The Basel Problem

Books and Papers

 * Assisted in the publication of Jacob Bernoulli's Ars Conjectandi.
 * Edited Jacob Bernoulli's complete works.

Also see

 * The Bernoulli Family