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Nicolaus Bernoulli
b. 10 October 1687 d. 29 November 1759
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This member of the Bernoulli dynasty was, for a short period in the second decade of the eighteenth century, the leading figure in all of stochastics, and he has had a lasting influence. He edited his uncle’s Ars conjectandi and this has often been mistakenly regarded as his sole contribution. He is sometimes confused with a cousin.
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Eighteenth Century Life Annuity Lasting Influence Sole Contribution Joint Life
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