Johann Euler

Johann Albrecht Euler ( born November 27, 1734 St. Petersburg, † September 17, 1800 ) was an astronomer and mathematician.

Life

Johann Albrecht Euler was the eldest son of the mathematician Leonhard Euler, alongside his younger brothers Charles and Christopher. 1741 Johann Albrecht came with his family to Berlin and got there also its first science lessons by his father.

In the fall of 1754, the Berlin Academy of Sciences Euler took up as a member and in 1758 he was entrusted with the leadership of the Berlin Observatory. During this time, Euler was able to habilitation and in 1766 he returned to Russia and settled again in St. Petersburg.

The inclusion of Johann Albrecht at the Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburg was one of the crossing conditions of Leonhard Euler to the Empress and 1769, he was appointed to the permanent secretary of the Academy. In addition, Euler was promoted in 1776 to the educational director of Czarist Cadet Corps. In 1799 he was of Russian State Council. Johann Albrecht Euler was a member of the Academies of Berlin, Munich, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Paris and Vlissingen. He published several works, especially about astronomy

At the age of almost 66 years, Johann Albrecht Euler died on September 17, 1800 in St. Petersburg.

His daughter married James II Bernoulli.

Works

In his publications Euler themed addition to his astronomical calculations also repeatedly electricity and meteorology.