Johann II Bernoulli (Basel 18 May 1710–1790; also known as Jean), the youngest of the three sons of Johann Bernoulli. He studied law and mathematics, and, after travelling in France, was for five years professor of eloquence in the university of his native city. In 1736 awarded the prize of the French Academy for his suggestive studies of Aether[1] [2].On the death of his father he succeeded him as professor of mathematics. He was thrice a successful competitor for the prizes of the Academy of Sciences of Paris. His prize subjects were, the capstan, the propagation of light, and the magnet. He enjoyed the friendship of P. L. M. de Maupertuis, who died under his roof while on his way to Berlin. He himself died in 1790. His two sons, Johann and Jakob, are the last noted mathematicians of the Bernoulli family.

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1. ^ • Printed in 1752, in the Recueil des pieces qui ont remportes les prix de l' Acad., tome iii
2. ^ A History of The Theories Of Aether & Electricity Sir Edmund Whittaker

Bernoulli, Johann(II)