Johann Samuel König
Deceased Person
1712 – 1757
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Who was Johann Samuel König?
Johann Samuel König was a mathematician. Johann Bernoulli instructed both König and Pierre Louis Maupertuis as pupils during the same period. König is remembered largely for his disagreements with Leonhard Euler, concerning the principle of least action. He is also remembered as a tutor to Émilie du Châtelet, one of the few female physicists of the 18th century.
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1712
Büdingen - Also known as
- Samuel Koenig
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Aug 21, 1757
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on July 23, 2013
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