(15. 4. 1707 Basel, CH – 18. 9. 1783 St Petersburg, RU)
Swiss mathematician, one of the greatest mathematicians ever, also one of the most prolific mathematicians ever; his collected works fill 80 quarto volumes
Student of Johann Bernoulli in Basel
Chair of mathematics, St Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Director of mathematics, Prussian Academy of Science, Berlin
Winner of the Grand Prize of the Académie des Science in 1738 and 1740
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The Mathematics Genealogy Project.
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The MacTutor History of Mathematics.
Available online http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Euler.html