Adam Ries
German mathematician · Germany · On the map · Academics · Lived 1492 to 1559 · aged 67
Adam Ries was a German mathematician. He is also known by the name Adam Riese. He is known as the "father of modern calculating" because of his decisive contribution to the recognition that Roman numerals are unpractical and to their replacement by the considerably more practical Arabic numerals.
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Germany
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Academics
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Lived 1492 to 1559 · aged 67
