MATHEMATICIAN

Robert Recorde

1512 - 1558

Robert Recorde

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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Recorde is the 275th most popular mathematician (down from 242nd in 2019), the 1,312th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,158th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Robert Recorde ranks 275 out of 1,004. Before him are Jean-Robert Argand, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, Nikolay Bogolyubov, Jabir ibn Aflah, Paul Lévy, and Seymour Papert. After him are Lloyd Shapley, Israel Gelfand, Alan Baker, Édouard Roche, Vitello, and George Atwood.

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Paul Lévy
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1512, Robert Recorde ranks 10. Before him are Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Henry, King of Portugal, Manco Inca Yupanqui, Niccolò dell'Abbate, Devlet I Giray, and Sibylle of Cleves. After him are Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Prospero Fontana, Diego Laynez, Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, Cristoforo Madruzzo, and Galeazzo Alessi. Among people deceased in 1558, Robert Recorde ranks 8. Before him are Mary I of England, Hurrem Sultan, Mary of Hungary, Eleanor of Austria, Julius Caesar Scaliger, and Clément Janequin. After him are Johannes Bugenhagen, Reginald Pole, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Anna van Egmont, Georg I, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard, and Jean Fernel.

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Judah Loew ben Bezalel
PHILOSOPHER
1512 - 1609
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 4
Henry, King of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1580
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 5
Manco Inca Yupanqui
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1544
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 6
Niccolò dell'Abbate
PAINTER
1512 - 1571
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 7
Devlet I Giray
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1577
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 8
Sibylle of Cleves
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1554
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 9
Robert Recorde
MATHEMATICIAN
1512 - 1558
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 10
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1584
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 11
Prospero Fontana
PAINTER
1512 - 1597
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 12
Diego Laynez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1512 - 1565
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 13
Jerónimo Zurita y Castro
HISTORIAN
1512 - 1580
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 14
Cristoforo Madruzzo
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1578
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 15
Galeazzo Alessi
ARCHITECT
1512 - 1572
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 16

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Mary I of England
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1558
HPI: 85.22
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Hurrem Sultan
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1502 - 1558
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 3
Mary of Hungary
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1505 - 1558
HPI: 75.80
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Eleanor of Austria
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1498 - 1558
HPI: 75.65
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Julius Caesar Scaliger
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1484 - 1558
HPI: 69.19
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Clément Janequin
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1485 - 1558
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 7
Robert Recorde
MATHEMATICIAN
1512 - 1558
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 8
Johannes Bugenhagen
PHILOSOPHER
1485 - 1558
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 9
Reginald Pole
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1500 - 1558
HPI: 63.66
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Francisco de Sá de Miranda
WRITER
1491 - 1558
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 11
Anna van Egmont
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1558
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 12
Georg I, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1558
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 13
Jean Fernel
ASTRONOMER
1497 - 1558
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 14