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On April 15, 1707, in Basel, Switzerland, Paul Euler and Margaret Brucker gave birth to a son and named him Leonhard. When Leonhard was one year old he and his family moved to Riehen. It was in Riehen where Leonhard was brought up. Leonhard's father had some mathematical training from the University of Basel where he had studied theology. Paul was able to teach Leonhard elementary math and other subjects. Leonhard was later sent to live with his grandma on his mother's side in Basel. There he went to a school that was poor and Leonhard learned no math at all. Leonhard's interest in math grew because of his father's earlier teachings. Leonhard read math texts on his own and took private lessons. Paul wanted him to follow in his footsteps and become a minister, so Paul sent Leonhard to the University of Basel to prepare for the ministry. He entered the University of Basel in 1720, when he was 14 years old. In 1723 he completed his Master's degree in philosophy. He began studying theology in 1723, doing what his dad wanted him to do, but he could not find interest in studying theology. He finished his studies at the University of Basel in 1726. Leonhard had studied many math works during his time at the university. In 1726, Leonhard had written a short article on isochronous curves. In 1727, he published another article on reciprocal trajectories and …show more content…
Johann was appointed to the chair of physics at the Academy of St. Petersburg in 1766. Christoph had a military career. Leonhard was also helped by three members of the Academy, W L Krafft and A J Lexell, and the young mathematician N Fuss. Fuss was Leonhard's grandson-in-law became his assistant in 1776. Leonhard gives credit to Albrecht, Krafft, and Lexell for their help with his 775 page work on the motion of the moon. Fuss helped Leonhard prepare over 250 articles for publication over about seven years. Fuss acted as Leonhard's

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