Nicolaus II Bernoulli

Russian mathematician (1695-1726)
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Nicolaus II Bernoulli
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Summary

Nicolaus II Bernoulli was born on February 6, 1695[1], in Basel[2]. He died on July 31, 1726[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and jurist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 27, 1695[9]
  • Date of death: July 29, 1726[10]
  • Father: Johann Bernoulli[11]
  • Mother: Dorothea Falkner[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[13], Russian Empire[14]
  • Field of work: mathematical analysis[15], probability theory[16], differential calculus[17], mechanics[18]
  • Employer: University of Bern[19], University of Padua[20], Saint Petersburg State University[21]
  • Educated at: University of Basel[22]
  • Member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[23]
  • Religion or worldview: reformed[24]
  • Influenced by: Johann Bernoulli[25]
  • Sex or gender: male[26]
  • Family: Bernoulli[27]
  • Commons category: Nicolaus II Bernoulli[28]
  • Cause of death: tuberculosis[29], hectic fever[30]
  • Residence: Old Swiss Confederacy[31]
  • Family name: Bernoulli[32]
  • Given name: Nicolas[33]
  • Relative: Jacob Bernoulli[34], Nicolaus Bernoulli[35], Hieronymus Bernoulli[36]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[37]
  • Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Basel[38]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Russian Biographical Dictionary[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[43]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[44], German[45], Swiss German[46], English[47], Italian[48], Russian[49]
  • Birth name: Niklaus Bernoulli[50]
  • Name in native language: Nikolaus Bernoulli[51]

Why It Matters

Nicolaus II Bernoulli has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Nicolaus II Bernoulli born?

Nicolaus II Bernoulli was born in Basel[2].

Where did Nicolaus II Bernoulli die?

Nicolaus II Bernoulli died in Saint Petersburg[4].

Who were Nicolaus II Bernoulli's parents?

Nicolaus II Bernoulli's father was Johann Bernoulli[11]. Nicolaus II Bernoulli's mother was Dorothea Falkner[12].

What did Nicolaus II Bernoulli do for work?

Nicolaus II Bernoulli worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and jurist[7].

Where did Nicolaus II Bernoulli go to school?

Nicolaus II Bernoulli was educated at University of Basel[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Russian Biographical Dictionary. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . books.google.cat. Retrieved . books.google.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [9] ↑ . Russian Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [10] ↑ . Russian Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [25] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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