Units of paper quantity as ISO 4046. In Europe, the DIN 6730 standard for Paper and Board includes a definition of 1 ream of A4 80gsm (80 g/m) paper equals 500 sheets. The word 'ream' derives from Old French "reyme", from Spanish "resma", from Arabic "rizmah" "bundle" (of paper), from "rasama", "collect into a bundle". (The Moors brought manufacture of cotton paper to Spain.) Early variant rym (late 15c.) suggests a Dutch influence. (cf. Du. "riem"), probably during the time of Spanish Habsburg control of the Netherlands. The number of sheets in a ream has varied locally over the centuries, often according to the
Roger Ream a member of the advisory boards of America’s Future Foundation and Talent Market. Ream was born to Rev. Norman S. Ream and Muriel Ream on November 12, 1954, in Neenah, Wisconsin. He grew up just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the suburb of Wauwatosa. He and his wife Mary Kay have three daughters. Roger Ream Roger R. Ream (born November 12, 1954 in Neenah, Wisconsin, United States) is the President of The Fund for American Studies (TFAS). The mission of TFAS is "to change the world by developing leaders for a free society." Ream received his bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University