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Bernoulli, Jean (John, Johann)
1667 - Born on the 27th of July in Basel, Switzerland.
- Bernoulli was hired by Guillaume François Antoine de L'Hôpital to tutor him in mathematics.
- Bernoulli and L'Hôpital signed a contract which gave L'Hôpital the right to use Bernoulli’s discoveries as he pleased.
1691 - John Bernoulli again fueled the tensions between himself and his brother when he solved the problem of the catenary presented by Jakob.
1694 - He discovered L'Hopital's rule.
- John Bernoulli married Drothea Falkner and soon after accepted a position as the professor of mathematics at the University of Groningen.
1696 - John Bernoulli proposed the problem of the brachinstochrone, despite already knowing the answer.
1784 - Johann Bernoulli died on the 1st of January in Basel, Switzerland.
- Bernoulli was hired by Guillaume François Antoine de L'Hôpital to tutor him in mathematics.
- Bernoulli and L'Hôpital signed a contract which gave L'Hôpital the right to use Bernoulli’s discoveries as he pleased.
1691 - John Bernoulli again fueled the tensions between himself and his brother when he solved the problem of the catenary presented by Jakob.
1694 - He discovered L'Hopital's rule.
- John Bernoulli married Drothea Falkner and soon after accepted a position as the professor of mathematics at the University of Groningen.
1696 - John Bernoulli proposed the problem of the brachinstochrone, despite already knowing the answer.
1784 - Johann Bernoulli died on the 1st of January in Basel, Switzerland.
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