Bernouilli

Bernouilli. Other members of this celebrated family that achieved distinction were: Nicholas, eldest son of John, born in 1695, and died 1726; John, youngest son of John, born 1710, died 1770; Nicholas, cousin of the preceding, born 1687, died 1759; John, grandson of the first John mentioned, born 1744, died 1807; James, younger brother of the preceding, born 1759, drowned in the Neva 1789. This celebrated name, Bernouilli, it is said, continuously appeared on the list of Foreign Associates of the French Academy from 1699 to 1790.