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Leonhard Euler (pronounced Oiler) (April 15, – September 7, ) was a Swissmathematician and physicist.

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He spent most of his adult life in Russia and Germany.

Euler made important discoveries in calculus and topology. He also created many of the words used in math today. He introduced the notation we use to write mathematical functions.^[1] He is also known for his works in mechanics, optics, fluid mechanics, astronomy and music theory.

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Euler is considered to be the most important mathematician of the 18th century, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time and one of the most prolific writing mathematicians. His collected works fill around 80 volumes.^[2] The famous mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace advised, "Read Euler, read Euler, he is a master for us all.”^[3]

Euler was featured on the sixth series of the Swiss franc bill^[4] and on numerous Swiss, German, and Russian postage stamps.

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