Leonhard Paul Euler (Mathematician, Physicist) 1707-1783

Leonhard Eular Demographics:

• Name - Leonhard Paul Euler (pictured)
• Born - 15 April 1707 (Basel)
• Died - 18 September 1783
• Nationality - Swiss
• Wife - Katharina Gsell (1707–1773)
• Father - Paul Euler, a pastor of the Reformed Church.
  
• Mother - Marguerite Brucker, a pastor's daughter.
• Sisters - Anna Maria & Maria Magdalena.

Leonhard Euler Professional Facts:

• Mathematician & physicist.
• Considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.
• In mathematics made important discoveries in calculus & other fields.
• Introduced many new mathematical terminologies, & notations.
• Made important contributions to astronomy, fluid dynamics, mechanics, & optics.

Leonhard Eular Life:

• Soon after his birth, the family moved from Basel to Riehen.
• Euler spent most of his childhood in Riehen.
• In 1726, Euler completed his Ph.D. thesis on the propagation of sound, entitled De Sono.
  
• Lived most of his life in Russia and Germany.
• Devout Lutheran Christian & believed in the bible strongly, writing apologetics.

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