Leonhard Euler
(1707-1783)

Leonhard Euler 2-2 Leonhard Euler (1707—1783) Foto: Jakob Emanuel Handmann / Public Domain

Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783) – Leonhard Euler was born in Basel (City on the Rhine, in Switzerland) on April 15th, 1707 and died in Saint Petersburg (Federal city in and former capital of Russia) on September 18th, 1783 at the age of 76. Today Leonhard Euler would be 317 years old.

Age

how old was Leonhard Euler when he died?

Leonhard Euler died in 1783 at the age of 76.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 15th, 1707 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Basel City on the Rhine, in Switzerland
Death Date	September 18th, 1783 (Thursday)
Death place	Saint Petersburg Federal city in and former capital of Russia
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Leonhard Euler

Birthday

When was Leonhard Euler born?

Leonhard Euler was born on April 15th, 1707.

Death

When did Leonhard Euler die?

Leonhard Euler died on September 18th, 1783 at the age of 76 in Saint Petersburg (Federal city in and former capital of Russia). Today Leonhard Euler would be 317 years old.