Edmund Wingate
Edmund Wingate | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1596 |
| Died | 1656 (aged 59–60) London, England |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Button (m. 1628) |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | Queen's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Lawyer, mathematician |
Edmund Wingate (1596–1656) was an English mathematical and legal writer, one of the first to publish in the 1620s on the principle of the slide rule, and later the author of some popular expository works. He was also a Member of Parliament during the Interregnum.