Adam Ries

Adam Ries (1492-March 30, 1559) was a German mathematician. He is better known by the name Adam Riese; scientists and historians however point out that the correct spelling of his name is Ries.

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A native of Staffelstein in Franconia, Ries worked, among other places, in Erfurt and Annaberg, where he headed schools of mathematics. He published three books on calculation:

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• "Rechnung auff der linihen" (1518)
• "Rechnung auff der linihen vnd federn" (1522) (this work had at least 108 editions)
• "Rechenung nach der lenge auff den Linihen vnd Feder" (1550) (also known by the short title "Practica")

A fourth book of his, "Coss" (1524) on Algebra could not be published when it was written. The manuscript was first printed in 1992 by the publisher B.G. Teubner.

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It is noteworthy that Adam Ries did not publish his books in Latin - which was the usual practice in his days - but in German. This way he reached a wider audience and, like Martin Luther, contributed to the unification of the German language.

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Ries died in Annaberg.

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