Bernoulli family

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The Bernoullis were a family of traders and scholars from Basel, Switzerland. The founder of the family, Leon Bernoulli, immigrated to Basel from Antwerp in the Flanders in the 16th century.

The Bernoulli family has produced many notable artists and scientists, in particular a number of famous mathematicians in the 18th century:

• Nicolaus Bernoulli (1623-1708)
  • Jakob Bernoulli (1654–1705; also known as James or Jacques) after whom Bernoulli numbers are named.
  • Nicolaus Bernoulli (1662–1716)
    • Nicolaus I Bernoulli (1687–1759)
  • Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748)
    • Nicolaus II Bernoulli (1695–1726)
    • Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782) developer of Bernoulli's principle and St. Petersburg Paradox.
    • Johann II Bernoulli (1710–1790)
      • Johann III Bernoulli (1744–1807)
      • Daniel II Bernoulli (1751–1834)
      • Jakob II Bernoulli (1759–1789)

Devices and ideas named for members of the family

Bernoulli Box Bernoulli differential equation Bernoulli distribution Bernoulli number

Bernoulli polynomials Bernoulli process Bernoulli trial Bernoulli's principle

[edit] References

• Family tree at the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
• Bernoulli family in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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v • d • e Bernoulli family tree                   Nicolaus Bernoulli (1623-1708)                                                                         Jakob Bernoulli (1654–1705)   Nicolaus Bernoulli (1662–1716)           Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748)                                                                           Nicolaus I Bernoulli (1687-1759)   Nicolaus II Bernoulli (1695–1726)   Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782)   Johann II Bernoulli (1710–1790)                                                                                       Johann III Bernoulli (1744–1807)   Daniel II Bernoulli (1751–1834)   Jakob II Bernoulli (1759–1789) Family tree of the Bernoulli family