Leonhard Euler
Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)
Also known as L. Euler · Euler · Euler, Leonhard
- Born
- April 15, 1707
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in MacTutor History of Mathematics archiveRetrieved 2017-08-22
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in NationalencyklopedinRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
- April 15, 1707
- Died
- September 18, 1783
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Sources- 1.Stated in MacTutor History of Mathematics archiveRetrieved 2017-08-22
- 2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in NationalencyklopedinRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in BnF authorities
- 6.Stated in Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
- , September 7, 1783
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- , 1783
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- September 18, 1783
- Birthplace
- Basel
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-10
- 2.Stated in www.accademiadellescienze.itRetrieved 2020-12-01
- 3.Stated in JSTOR
- 4.Stated in ECARTICORetrieved 2023-08-14
- 5.Stated in Q21001800
- Basel
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-30
- 2.Stated in www.accademiadellescienze.itRetrieved 2020-12-01
- 3.Stated in ECARTICORetrieved 2023-08-14
- Saint Petersburg
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- mathematician
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Sources- 1.nndb.com/cemetery/803/000208179/
- 2.Stated in ECARTICORetrieved 2023-08-14
- 3.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2023-09-28
- , physicist
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Sources- 1.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/switzerland/chfamous.htm
- 2.Stated in ECARTICORetrieved 2023-08-14
- , university teacher
- +7 more
- mathematician
- Positions held
- Education
- University of Basel(since 1720)
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- Field of work
- mathematical analysis
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- number theory
- shipbuilding
- calculus of variations
- astronomy
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- mechanics
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- theory of differential equations
- ballistics
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- optics
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- mathematics
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- music theory
- differential calculus
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- graph theory
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- physics
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- logic
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
- mathematical analysis
- Medical condition
- blindness(since 1771)
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- blindness(since 1771)
- Member of
- Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences(since 1741)
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- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences(since 1730)
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- French Academy of Sciences(since 1755)
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- American Academy of Arts and Sciences(since 1782)
- Royal Society of London(since 1747) subject has role: Fellow of the Royal Society
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- Academy of Sciences of Turin(since 1760)
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- Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences(since 1741)
- Religion or worldview
- Protestantism
- reformed
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Sources- 1.Stated in Historical Dictionary of SwitzerlandRetrieved 2026-02-24
- Residence
- Basel
- Saint Petersburg(1727–1741)
- Saint Petersburg(since 1766)
- Berlin(1741–1753)
- Q15782821(1753–1766)
- Commons Creator page
- Leonhard Euler
- Work location
- Saint Petersburg(since 1727)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-04-02
- 2.Stated in A Short History of Astronomy
- Berlin(1741–1766)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-04-02
- 2.Stated in A Short History of Astronomy
- Basel
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2021-09-07
- Saint Petersburg
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2021-09-07
- Berlin
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2021-09-07
- Saint Petersburg(since 1727)
- Doctoral advisor
- Johann Bernoulli
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Sources- 1.Stated in Mathematics Genealogy ProjectRetrieved 2016-08-08
- 2.Stated in A Short History of Astronomy
- Johann Bernoulli
- Name in native language
- Leonhard Euler pronunciation audio: De-Leonhard Euler.flac, De-Leonhard Euler.ogg
- Student
- Golovin, Mikhail Evseevich
- Petr Inokhodtsev
- Semen Kotelnikov
- Anders Johan Lexell
- Stepan Rumovsky
- Johann Euler
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Sources- 1.“Euler's Disciples (Students)”eulerarchive.maa.org/historica/disciples.htmlRetrieved 2017-09-18
- Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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- Nicolas Fuss
- Place of burial
- Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery(until 1957)
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- Lazarev Cemetery(since 1957) coordinates: 59.9200°N, 30.3900°E
- Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery(until 1957)
- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in ECARTICORetrieved 2023-08-14
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-04
- male
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
- Academic degree
- master's degree(since 1723)
- Doctor of Philosophy
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- Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Basel
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Sources- 1.Stated in Historical Dictionary of SwitzerlandRetrieved 2026-02-24
- Basel
- Archives at
- University Library of Tübingen inventory number: Mc 189 · type of document(s) held: Nachlass
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