Michael Stifel

Michael Stifel
Contemporain gravure of Michael Stifel
Born1487
DiedApril 19, 1567
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Wittenberg
Known forArithmetica integra (containing an early version of logarithms)
Scientific career
FieldsTheology, mathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Jena
Michael Stifel's Arithmetica Integra (1544), p. 225.

Michael Stifel or Styfel (1487 – April 19, 1567) was a German monk, Protestant reformer and mathematician. He was an Augustinian who became an early supporter of Martin Luther. He was later appointed professor of mathematics at Jena University.