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Leonhard Euler (1707 – 1783) was a Swiss mathematician and scientist who made a prolific number of discoveries in mathematics.

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Amongst his many contributions, Euler made discoveries in infinitesimal calculus, graph theory and contributed to topology and analytic number theory. His work was remarkably prolific – running to 70-80 volumes on maths, physics, astronomy and logic.

It is estimated Euler wrote a third of all the mathematic works of the 18th Century. Euler also introduced many modern mathematical notations such as π. His work served as a basis for many other mathematicians and he is widely regarded as the greatest mathematician of all time.

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Born in Switzerland he spent considerable time in Russia and Prussia.

Early life

Euler was born 15 April 1707 in Basel, Switzerland. His father was a pastor in the Protestant Reformed Church and also a friend of Johann Bernoulli, the greatest mathematician of the age.

At the age of just 13, he enrolled at the University