Mathematician:Nicolaus II Bernoulli

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


 * : Chapter $6$: Curves and Coordinates