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Geography

Nördlinger Ries The Nördlinger Ries is an impact crater and large circular depression in western Bavaria and eastern Baden-Württemberg. It is located north of the Danube in the district of Donau-Ries. The city of Nördlingen is located within the depression, a ...

, a large circular depression in western Bavaria, Germany. * Ries (Graz), a district of the city of Graz, Austria, named after a hill range in it.

People

Adam Ries Adam Ries (17 January 1492 – 30 March 1559) was a German mathematician. He is also known by the name Adam Riese. Life Almost nothing is known about Ries' childhood, youth and education. The exact year of his birth is not known. The caption ...

(1492–1559), German mathematician *

Al Ries Alfred Paul Ries (November 14, 1926 – October 7, 2022) was an American marketing professional and author. He was the cofounder and chairman of the Atlanta-based consulting firm Ries & Ries with his partner and daughter, Laura Ries. Along with ...

, American marketing professional and author * Charles P. Ries (diplomat) (born 1951), American businessman and diplomat * Charles P. Ries (poet) (born 1952), American poet and writer * Christopher Ries (1952–), American glass sculptor *

Eric Ries Eric Ries (born September 22, 1978) is an American entrepreneur, blogger, and author of ''The Lean Startup'', a book on the lean startup movement. He is also the author of ''The Startup Way'', a book on modern entrepreneurial management. Early ...

, American entrepreneur and author *

Ferdinand Ries Ferdinand Ries (baptised 28 November 1784 – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, nine piano concertos (the first concerto i ...

(1784–1838), German composer * Franz Ries (1846–1932), German violinist and composer *

Franz Anton Ries Franz Anton Xaverius Ries (10 November 1755 – 1 November 1846) was a German violinist. His father, Johann Ries (1723–1784), was court trumpeter to the Elector of Cologne in Bonn. Ries was born in Bonn, and studied under J.P. Salomon. ...

(1755–1846), German Musician, Hubert and Ferdinand's Father *

Frédérique Ries Frédérique Ries (born 14 May 1959) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the MR/ MCC/ PRL, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. She is a member of the de ...

(1959–), Belgian politician *

Heinrich Ries Heinrich Ries (April 30, 1871 – April 11, 1951) was an American economic geologist, born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at Columbia University and at the University of Berlin. He was employed principally at Cornell University, initially as ...

(1871–1951), American economic geologist *

Henry Ries Henry Ries (September 22, 1917 – May 24, 2004) was a photographer who worked for ''New York Times''. His most famous photo was of "The Berlin Air Lift" which was later made into a U.S. Postage Stamp commemorative. Ries was born in Berlin and ...

(1917–2004), American photographer * Hubert Ries (1802–1886), German Musician, Franz's Father * Irving G. Ries (1890–1963), American cinematographer and special effects artist *

István Ries Dr. István Ries (14 November 1885 – 15 September 1950) was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1945 and 1950, during the transition period to the communism in Hungary. Biography Early career He was bor ...

(1885–1950), Hungarian politician *

Jane Silverstein Ries Jane Silverstein Ries (1909–2005), also known professionally as Julia Jane Silverstein, was an American landscape architect who was the first woman licensed in Colorado as a professional landscape architect. For her landscape work as well as her ...

, American landscape architect *

Judit Györgyey Ries This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects). , the discovery of 612,011 num ...

, Hungarian astronomer *

Julien Ries Julien Ries (19 April 1920 – 23 February 2013) was a Belgian religious historian, titular archbishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Prior to his death, Ries was described as "the greatest living religios scholar". Life Born in ...

, Belgian cardinal * Justin B. Ries, American marine scientist *

Laura Ries Laura Ries is a co-founder, with her father Al Ries, of ''Ries & Ries'', an advertising/marketing strategy consultancy firm. She has also written several books in the field of Marketing. Career Laura Ries is an advertising and branding consult ...

, American businesswoman and author *

Marcie Berman Ries Marcie Berman Ries (born August 25, 1950) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Bulgaria. Career A specialist in national security issues and arms control, Ries worked as the Director of the Office of United Nati ...

, American foreign service officer *

Merete Ries Merete Jul Ries (11 October 1938 - 25 May 2018) was a Danish publisher and editor. She entered the publishing literature when she joined the Gyldendal publishing house in 1966 and served as its publishing editor from 1968 until she was made redund ...

(1938–2018), Danish publisher and editor *

Nick Ries Nick Ries (born 14 July 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a midfielder for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted at pick 21 in the 2000 AFL Draft. From 2002 to 2004 he pla ...

(1982–), former Australian rules footballer *

Peter Ries Peter Ries (also known as Marc Cassandra, Gilbert or Steve Hall) is a German record producer, composer, arranger and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under the nickname Gilbert. Following collaborations with Sandra and Sal ...

, German record producer * Riesbyfe Stridberg, fictional character often nicknamed as Ries.

Things

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Rijnland Internet Election System RIES, for Rijnland Internet Election System, was a project and open source/ open patent design and implementation of an Internet election system. RIES was used from 2004 to 2006 for formal elections of the Dutch District Water Boards, and in 2006 to ...

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