Leonhard Euler

Mathematician

Birthday April 15, 1707

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Basel, Switzerland

DEATH DATE Sep 18, 1783 (76)

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About

One of the Switzerland's greatest mathematicians and physicists who introduced much of the mathematical terminology and notation that we use today. Most notable he introduced the concept of a function and the letter "e" as the base of the natural logarithm.

Before Fame

He started learning at the University of Basel at the age of 13.

Trivia

He made important discoveries in various fields, including astronomy and calculus.

Family Life

He married Katharina Gsell on January 7, 1734.

Associated With

Isaac Newton was another great mathematician.