# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-recorde
# Generated: 2026-08-12T16:50:17.407Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-recorde"
name: "Robert Recorde"
slug: "robert-recorde"
description: "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."
tagline: "Welsh mathematician and inventor of the symbol '='"
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birthDate: "1510"
deathDate: "1558"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump