Continuing his studies with the leading mathematicians and scientists of Europe he went to England where, among others, he met Boyle and Hooke. In 1681 Bernoulli travelled to the Netherlands where he met many mathematicians including Hudde. He then travelled to France spending two years studying with the followers of Descartes who were led at this time by Malebranche. In 1676, after taking his theology degree, Bernoulli moved to Geneva where he worked as a tutor.
Later members of the family must have been much influenced by the tradition of studying mathematics and mathematical physics. However Jacob Bernoulli was the first to go down this road so for him it was rather different in that there was no tradition of mathematics in the family before Jacob Bernoulli. It is worth remarking that this was a typical pattern for many of the Bernoulli family who made a study of mathematics despite pressure to make a career in other areas. He was compelled to study philosophy and theology by his parents, which he greatly resented, and he graduated from the University of Basel with a master's degree in philosophy in 1671 and a licentiate in theology in 1676.ĭuring the time that Jacob Bernoulli was taking his university degrees he was studying mathematics and astronomy against the wishes of his parents. Jacob Bernoulli was the brother of Johann Bernoulli and the uncle of Daniel Bernoulli. Jacob Bernoulli's mother also came from an important Basel family of bankers and local councillors. Nicolaus Bernoulli was an important citizen of Basel, being a member of the town council and a magistrate. Alba set up the Council of Troubles which was a court that condemned over 12000 people but most, like the Bernoulli family who were of the Protestant faith, fled the country. Philip, the King of Spain, had sent the Duke of Alba to the Netherlands in 1567 with a large army to punish those opposed to Spanish rule, to enforce adherence to Roman Catholicism, and to re-establish Philip's authority. The family, of Belgium origin, were refugees fleeing from persecution by the Spanish rulers of the Netherlands. Biography Jacob Bernoulli's father, Nicolaus Bernoulli (1623- 1708) inherited the spice business in Basel that had been set up by his own father, first in Amsterdam and then in Basel.
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