Home Scientists Adam Ries Adam Ries Scientist Adam Ries (1492 – March 30, 1559) was a German mathematician. He is also known by the name Adam Riese. Personal facts Birth dateJanuary 01, 1492 Birth placeBad Staffelstein NationalityGermany Date of deathMarch 30, 1559 Place of deathAnnaberg facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Scientist Field of studyMathematics Topical connections Adolf HurwitzScientist Abraham RobinsonScientist Albert PraunMilitary person Georg Joachim RheticusScientist Adam Ries on Wikipedia Adam Ries External resources http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2009/03/64020065/1 http://joachim-mehnert.homepage.t-online.de/42489.html http://www.adam-ries-bund.de http://www.adam-ries.de