Nicolas Fuss, also known as Nikolai Fuss, was a Swiss mathematician who lived most of his life in Russia, born in Basel on 29 January 1755 and dead in Saint Petersburg on 4 January 1826. He moved to Saint Petersburg to serve as mathematical assistant to Leonhard Euler from 1773 to 1783 and remained there until his death. He contributed to spherical trigonometry, differential equations, the optics of microscopes and telescopes, differential geometry, actuarial science and Euclidean geometry, including the problem of Apollonius. He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1797 and served as permanent secretary of the Imperial Academy of Sciences from 1800 to 1826. He married Albertine Euler, a granddaughter of Leonhard Euler.
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Nicolas Fuss (29 January 1755 – 4 January 1826), also known as Nikolai Fuss, was a Swiss mathematician, living most of his life in Russia.
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Nicolas Fuss (29 January 1755-4 January 1826), also known as Nikolai Fuss, was a Swiss mathematician, living most of his life in Russia.
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Nicolas Fuss (29 January 1755-4 January 1826), also known as Nikolai Fuss, was a Swiss mathematician, living most of his life in Russia.
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Nicolas Fuss (29 January 1755-4 January 1826), also known as Nikolai Fuss, was a Swiss mathematician, living most of his life in Russia.
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He contributed to spherical trigonometry, differential equations, the optics of microscopes and telescopes, differential geometry, and actuarial science.
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He contributed to spherical trigonometry, differential equations, the optics of microscopes and telescopes, differential geometry, and actuarial science.
In Branch: Differential Geometry, Lead, field of work
He contributed to spherical trigonometry, differential equations, the optics of microscopes and telescopes, differential geometry, and actuarial science.
Mentored By: Leonhard Euler, Body, teacher
He moved to Saint Petersburg to serve as a mathematical assistant to Leonhard Euler from 1773-1783, and remained there until his death.
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