Johann II Bernoulli

Johann II Bernoulli (also known as Jean; 18 May 1710 in Basel – 17 July 1790 in Basel) was the youngest of the three sons of the Swiss mathematician Johann Bernoulli. He studied law and mathematics, and, after travelling in France, was for five years professor of eloquence in the university of his native city. In 1736 he was awarded the prize of the French Academy for his suggestive studies of aether.[1][2] On the death of his father he succeeded him as professor of mathematics in the University of Basel. He was thrice a successful competitor for the prizes of the Academy of Sciences of Paris. His prize subjects were the capstan, the propagation of light, and the magnet. He enjoyed the friendship of P. L. M. de Maupertuis, who died under his roof while on his way to Berlin. He himself died in 1790. His two sons, Johann and Jakob, are the last noted mathematicians of the Bernoulli family.

Johann II Bernoulli

References
  1. • Printed in 1752, in the Recueil des pieces qui ont remportes les prix de l' Acad., tome iii
  2. A History of The Theories Of Aether & Electricity Sir Edmund Whittaker
  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bernoulli". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.


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