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Michael Stifel
German mathematician (1487–1567)
Michael Stifel or Styfel (1487 – April 19, 1567) was a German monk, Protestant reformer and mathematician.
Michael stifel biography
He was an Augustinian who became an early supporter of Martin Luther. He was later appointed professor of mathematics at Jena University.
Life
Stifel was born in Esslingen am Neckar in southern Germany. He joined the Order of Saint Augustine and was ordained a priest in 1511.
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Tensions in the abbey grew after he published the poem Von der Christförmigen, rechtgegründeten leer Doctoris Martini Luthers (1522, i.e. On the Christian, righteous doctrine of Doctor Martin Luther) and came into conflict with Thomas Murner.
Stifel then left for Frankfurt, and soon went to Mansfeld, where he began his mathematical studies. In 1524, upon a recommendation by Luther, Stifel was called by the Jörger family to serve at their residence, Tollet Castle in Tollet (close to Grieskirchen, Upper Austria).[1] Due to the tense s