Leonhard euler biography ppt

Title: Leonhard Euler


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Leonhard Euler
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Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler was born on April 15, 1707 in
Basel, Switzerland.

He was the son of Paul Euler
and Margaret Brucker. Paul was a Protestant
minister.

Leonhard euler short biography

A year after Leonhards birth, Paul
moved his family to Riehen, Switzerland, a suburb
of Basel.
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Eulers father wanted him to follow his footsteps
into the ministry to become a Protestant
minister.

Leonhard was sent to school in Basel
where he lived with his maternal grandmother.
The school was very poor and did not offer any
mathematical education to the young Euler. His
father, however, had taught him the basics of
mathematics while living at home.

Leonhard euler biography ppt presentation

Paul Euler had
studied theology at the University of Basel where
he attended the lectures of Jacob Bernoulli.
Paul had even lived in Jacobs house with the
younger Bernoulli, Johann. Thus Leonhards
father had some knowledge in mathematics and
imparted this wisd