Robert Recorde
Welsh physician and mathematician
Robert Recorde 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. Wikipedia
Born: Tenby, United Kingdom
Died: 1558, King's Bench Prison, United Kingdom
Known for: Inventing the equals sign (=)
Parents: Rose Recorde and Thomas Recorde
Education: University of Cambridge (1545) and University of Oxford
Fields: Physician and mathematician