 Nicolaus II Bernoulli

Nicolaus II Bernoulli (born 1695, died 1726) was a Swiss mathematician and a member of the prominent Bernoulli family, which contributed significantly to the development of mathematics and physics in the 17th and 18th centuries. He is known for his work in probability theory, as well as his contributions to calculus and mathematical physics. One of his notable contributions was in the area of the calculus of variations, where he worked on problems related to optimization.