Leonhard Euler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonhard Euler

Swiss mathematician

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1707

Place of Birth: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1783

Profession: astronomer, writer, physicist, mathematician, university teacher, music theorist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Leonhard Euler ( OY-l?r; German: ['??l?] (listen); 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer who made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics, such as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory, while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory.
He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function.
He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy and music theory.Euler was one of the most eminent mathematicians of the 18th century and is held to be one of the greatest in history.
He is also widely considered to be the most prolific mathematician of all time.
His collected works fill 92 volumes, more than anyone else in the field.
He spent most of his adult life in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and in Berlin, then the capital of Prussia. A statement attributed to Pierre-Simon Laplace expresses Euler's influence on mathematics: "Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master of us all."



Alternative names	Handmann, Emanuel
Description	Swiss portrait painter
Date of birth/death	16 August 1718	3 November 1781
Location of birth/death	Basel	Bern
Authority control	: Q360438 VIAF: 281281 ISNI: 0000 0000 6659 7074 ULAN: 500027604 LCCN: nr2002041673 GND: 116445645 WorldCat