| Surname | Bernoulli | ||
| First Name | Johann (I) | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Place of birth | Basel | ||
| Place of death | Basel | ||
| Year of birth | 1667 | ||
| Year of death | 1748 | ||
| Profession | Professor | ||
| Religion | Protestant | ||
| Place(s) of activity | Basel | ||
| Century | 18 | ||
| Biographical information |
Son of Nicolaus Bernoulli and Margaretha Schönawer, he married Dorothea Falkner in 1693. He studied medicine, but was introduced to mathematics by his older brother Jacob. Associating with mathematicians and physicists, he made important discoveries in the field of integral calculus. He became Professor [of Mathematics] at the [Universities of] Groningen (from 1695) and Basel (from 1705). He was also a member of numerous academies. |
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| Title | Cover title: Johann Bernoulli / des Isten Lebenslauf / von ihm selbst beschrieben. Innentitel: Mein Johannis Bernoulli / Kurtz entworfener / Lebenslauf / bis ad annum 1710 inclus. / geschrieben Mense Martio 1711 / desselben Continuation siehe Pag. 45 | ||
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| Period writen | From 1711 | ||
| Period covered | 1667 - 1735 | ||
| Format / Language | Autograph (Copy available: Bernoulli Archiv, III. a2. 2.). German/Latin. | ||
| Physical description | Notebook, 10/17 cm, 54 pages |
| Content | Bernoulli describes the various stages of his life: where he was born; his school; a stay in Geneva, as well as several accidents on the way (such as falling from a horse); marriage with Dorothea Falkner; the birth of their children; and the death of a child. In addition, he writes about travels while on military duty; his academic career; his professorships; and being a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences. In 1704 he contracted a serious illness. Indeed, he became so ill that people in the city already considered him dead. He attributed his recovery to God and continued to write about the careers of his sons and the marriages of his daughters. The text is predominantly German, but with many Latin words throughout. |
| Place of deposit | UBBS |
| Classification | Bernoulli Archiv, III. a2. 1. |
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Die Selbstbiographie von Johannes Bernoulli I. In: Gedenkbuch der Familie Bernoulli 1622-1922. Basel 1922, S. 81-103. |
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| Author | Basel |
