Mathematician:Nicolaus II Bernoulli

Mathematician
Swiss mathematician who worked mostly on curves, differential equations and probability theory. He also contributed to fluid dynamics.

Studied as a lawyer, and became involved in the priority dispute between and, and also the one between  and.

Posed the problem of reciprocal orthogonal trajectories in $1720$.

Son of and the elder brother of  and.

Nationality
Swiss

History

 * Born: 6 Feb 1695, Basel, Switzerland
 * 1708: Studied mathematics and law at the University of Basel
 * 1711: Received Master's of Philosophy degree
 * 1715: Received a Doctorate in Law
 * 1716 - 17: Private tutor in Venice
 * 1719: Took the Chair in Mathematics at the University of Padua
 * 1723: Law professor at the Berner Oberen Schule
 * 1725: Together with his brother, invited by Peter the Great to the newly founded St. Petersburg Academy
 * Died: 31 July 1726, St Petersburg, Russia

He was succeeded at St. Petersburg Academy in 1727 by, who had been recommended by the Bernoulli brothers.

Also see

 * The Bernoulli Family

Also known as
refers to Nicolaus II Bernoulli as Nicolaus III Bernoulli, which appears to arise from a confusion between (1662 – 1716) and  (1695 – 1726).