Johann Albrecht Euler

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Johann Albrecht Euler

Russian: Альбрехт Эйлер
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Death: September 18, 1800 (65)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Immediate Family:

Son of Leonhard* Paul Euler and Katharina Euler
Husband of Sophia Charlotte Euler
Father of Katharina Euler; Johann Leonhard Euler; Albertina* Benediktine Fuss (Euler); Anna Emilie Euler; Georg Euler and 3 others
Brother of Anna Margaretha Euler; Maria Gertrude Euler; Anna Elisabeth Euler; Karl Johann Euler; Catharina Helena Euler and 6 others

Occupation: Petersburg Academy Conference-Secretary
Managed by: Andrius Petkevičius
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About Johann Albrecht Euler

Johann Albrecht Euler (27 November 1734 in St. Petersburg – 17 September 1800 in St. Petersburg) was a Swiss astronomer and mathematician. He was the first child of blind mathematician Leonhard Euler. In 1754 he became a member of the Berlin Academy. On Euler's return to St. Petersburg in 1765, he was appointed as the chair of physics at the St. Petersburg Academy. In St. Petersburg, he lived in his father's house; Johann Albrecht's family occupied the ground floor. He won a total of 7 international academy prizes.

In 1771, Euler was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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Johann Albrecht Euler's Timeline

1734
November 27, 1734
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
1761
October 18, 1761
1762
November 12, 1762
1766
February 4, 1766
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1767
September 10, 1767
1770
November 12, 1770
1772
July 20, 1772
Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia (Russian Federation)
1773
November 26, 1773
St Petersburg, Russia (Russian Federation)
1778
April 6, 1778