Willem 's Gravesande

Willem 's Gravesande
Willem Jacob 's Gravesande (1688–1742)
Born	26 September 1688 's-Hertogenbosch, Duchy of Brabant
Died	28 February 1742 (1742-03-01) (aged 53) Leiden, Dutch Republic
Nationality	Dutch
Alma mater	Leiden University
Known for	Experimental proof of ${\displaystyle E_{k}\propto {\begin{matrix}\end{matrix}}mv^{2}}$
Scientific career
Fields	Philosopher and mathematician
Institutions	Leiden University
Doctoral advisor	Johannes Voet
Doctoral students	Pieter van Musschenbroek, Jean Allamand

Willem Jacob 's Gravesande (26 September 1688 – 28 February 1742) was a Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher, chiefly remembered for developing experimental demonstrations of the laws of classical mechanics and the first experimental measurement of kinetic energy. As professor of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy at Leiden University, he helped to propagate Isaac Newton's ideas in Continental Europe.