ProofWiki:Mathematicians/Johann Bernoulli
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Swiss mathematician (also known as Jean or John) best known for his work on development of the calculus.
Taught Guillaume de l'Hôpital, who then went ahead and published his lecture notes without crediting him.
Pioneered the technique of Integration by Parts.
Younger brother of Jacob Bernoulli, with whom he did not always see eye to eye.
Father of Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Daniel Bernoulli and Johann II Bernoulli.
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Nationality
Swiss
History
- Born: 27 July 1667, Basel, Switzerland
- Died: 1 Jan 1748, Basel, Switzerland
Theorems
- The actual discoverer of what is now known as L'Hôpital's Rule
- The Sophomore's Dream
Books and Papers
- 1739: Hydraulica
Also see
- John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Johann Bernoulli": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- George F. Simmons: Differential Equations (1972): $\S 6$
- George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems (1992), Chapter $\text {A}.20$
