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Swiss mathematician (1707–1783)

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Leonhard Euler (OY-lər;^[b]German:[ˈleːɔnhaʁtˈʔɔʏlɐ]^ⓘ, Swiss Standard German:[ˈleɔnhardˈɔʏlər]; 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swisspolymath who was active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician, geographer, and engineer.

He founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made influential discoveries in many other branches of mathematics such as analytic number theory, complex analysis, and infinitesimal calculus. He also introduced much of modern mathematical terminology and notation, including the notion of a mathematical function.

He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy, and music theory.^[7] As a result, Euler has been described as a "universal genius" who "was fully equipped with almost unlimited powers of imagination, intellectual gifts and