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Robert Recorde

Robert Recorde

1510–1558

Nationality
United Kingdom
Occupation
mathematician

Robert Recorde (c. 1510 – 1558) was a Welsh physician and mathematician.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. King's Bench Prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Robert Recorde (c. 1510 – 1558) was a Welsh physician and mathematician. He invented the equals sign (=) and also introduced the pre-existing plus (+) and minus (−) signs to English speakers in 1557.

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