Mathematician:Johann III Bernoulli
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Mathematician
Swiss mathematician who worked on probability theory, recurring decimals and the theory of equations.
Son of Johann II Bernoulli and the elder brother of Jakob II Bernoulli.
Nationality
Swiss
History
- Born: 4 Nov 1744, Basel, Switzerland
- Died: 13 July 1807, Berlin, Germany
Publications
- 1776 -- 89: Published the Leipzig Journal for Pure and Applied Mathematics
Also known as
Johann III Bernoulli can also be seen as Johannes. Some sources refer to him as Jean.
Also see
Sources
- John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Johann III Bernoulli": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- 1937: Eric Temple Bell: Men of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text{VIII}$: Nature or Nurture?
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $6$: Curves and Coordinates: Cartesian coordinates