Nicolas Fuss

Nicolas Fuss
Born	30 January 1755(1755-01-30) Basel, Switzerland
Died	4 January 1826(1826-01-04) (aged 70) St. Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Swiss
Fields	Mathematics
Doctoral advisor	Leonhard Euler

Nicolas Fuss (30 January 1755 – 4 January 1826), also known as Nikolai Fuss, was a Swiss mathematician.

Fuss was born in Basel, Switzerland. He moved to Saint Petersburg to serve as a mathematical assistant to Leonhard Euler from 1773–1783, and remained there until his death. He contributed to spherical trigonometry, differential equations, the optics of microscopes and telescopes, differential geometry, and actuarial science. He also contributed to Euclidean geometry, including the problem of Apollonius.

In 1797, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. From 1800–1826, Fuss served as the permanent secretary to the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. He died in St. Petersburg.

See also

Fuss' theorem for bicentric quadrilaterals

External links

• MacTutor History of Mathematics
• Nicolas Fuss at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.

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Name	Fuss, Nicolas
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Date of birth	30 January 1755
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Date of death	4 January 1826
Place of death	St. Petersburg, Russia