Person: Stifel, Michael

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Michael Stifel was a German mathematician who invented logarithms independently of Napier using a totally different approach.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1487, Esslingen, Germany. Died 19 April 1567, Jena, Germany.

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Origin Germany, Special Numbers And Numerals


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive