Bernoulli family significant person Nicholas Bernoulli
History
Originally from Antwerp, a branch of the family relocated to Basel in 1620.
While their origin in Antwerp is certain, proposed earlier connections with the Dutch family of Italian ancestry called Bornouilla (Bernoullie), or with the Castilian family de Bernuy (Bernoille, Bernouille), are uncertain.The first known member of the family was Leon Bernoulli (d. 1561),  a doctor in Antwerp, at that time part of the Spanish Netherlands. His son, Jacob, emigrated to Frankfurt am Main in 1570 to escape from the Spanish persecution of the Protestants. Jacob's grandson, a spice trader, also named Jacob, moved to Basel, Switzerland in 1620, and was granted citizenship in 1622. His son, Niklaus Bernoulli (Nicolaus, 1623–1708), Leon's great-great-grandson, married Margarethe Schönauer.Jacob Bernoulli (1654–1705; also known as James or Jacques), mathematician after whom Bernoulli numbers are named, and author of the early probability text Ars Conjectandi
Nicolaus Bernoulli (1662–1716), painter and alderman of Basel
Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748; also known as Jean), mathematician and early adopter of infinitesimal calculus
Hieronymus Bernoulli (1669–1760), m.  Catharina EbneterIn addition to Jacob and Johann, the Bernoulli family of mathematicians is generally taken to include:Nicolaus I Bernoulli (1687–1759), son of Nicolaus, mathematician, worked on curves, differential equations, and probability; originator of the St. Petersburg paradox
Nicolaus II Bernoulli (1695–1726), son of Johann
Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782), son of Johann, developer of Bernoulli's principle and originator of the concept of expected utility for resolving the St. Petersburg paradox
Johann II Bernoulli (1710–1790; also known as Jean), son of Johann, mathematician and physicist
Johann III Bernoulli (1744–1807; also known as Jean), son of Johann II, astronomer, geographer and mathematician
Jacob II Bernoulli (1759–1789; also known as Jacques), son of Johann II, physicist and mathematicianSeveral more recent prominent scholars are also descended from the family, including: