400th anniversary of Adam Riese's death - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1959 - 10

The old German arithmetic master Adam Riese, whose name is still in the popular saying "that makes after Adam Riese so many" is on everyone's lips, died on March 30, 1559 in Annaberg in the Erzgebirge. He turned to arithmetic at an early age and issued a number of arithmetic books, which had high circulation and earned him high praise as the best of their time. On the 400th anniversary of his death, the Deutsche Bundespost issues the commemorative stamp. The invited artists were given reproductions of two title pages of his arithmetic books. A number of brand suggestions make use of the effective portrait from the year 1550, which represents Adam Riese at the age of 58 years with lush beard growth. Other designs go from a woodcut image of the other title page and show him at work on the computer desk. Also, the crest with the numbers is repeatedly chosen as the main theme, and some solutions are based on emblematic schemes that are taken from the arithmetic books. By Herbert Scheurich comes a draft. Prof. Hermann Schardt and the graphic artist groups Hans Michel and Günther Kieser as well as Müller + Blase each supplied three designs, Herbert Kern five designs. Without being asked, Walter Hofmann also presented four solutions. The town of Staffelstein, located in the lovely part of the Upper Main, whose research revealed that Adam Riese was born on April 12, 1492, sent a suggestion from the painter Fritz Raida. The art advisory board of the German Federal Post Office recognized the idiosyncratic solution of Hans Michel and Günther Kieser, who brings the portrait with the above the distinctive numeral arranged crest in a successful combination, as a brand creation of high quality. The Federal Minister of Posts and Telecommunications decided to carry out this recommended brand. The proposal of Herbert Kern was praised for its intimate charm.