On October 17, 1759, Jakob II Bernoulli was born in Basel. He was a Swiss physicist and the younger brother of Johann III Bernoulli. He became a professor of experimental physics at a young age and later contributed to various scientific societies while living in Saint Petersburg, where he drowned in 1789 shortly after marrying a granddaughter of Leonhard Euler. His early education in Basel and connections to the city's academic legacy were pivotal in shaping his scientific career. See wikipedia for more information.