Edward Brerewood, born around 1565 at Chester and dead in 1613, was an English scholar, antiquary, mathematician and logician. The son of a three times mayor of Chester, he was educated at The King's School there and at Brasenose College, Oxford, and in 1596 was chosen the first Gresham Professor of Astronomy in London. He was a member of the Old Society of Antiquaries. His best-known book, Enquiries touching the diversity of languages and religions, was published after his death in 1614 and was translated into French in 1640 and German in 1655, and in it he proposed that the Native Americans were descendants of the Tartars.
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Edward Brerewood (or Bryerwood) (c. 1565–1613) was an English scholar and antiquary.
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Edward Brerewood (or Bryerwood) (c. 1565-1613) was an English scholar and antiquary.
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Edward Brerewood (or Bryerwood) (c. 1565-1613) was an English scholar and antiquary.
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He was a mathematician and logician, and wrote an influential book on the origin of languages. == Life == He was son of Robert Brerewood, a wetglover, three times mayor of Chester, and was born and educated there at The King's School.
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He was a mathematician and logician, and wrote an influential book on the origin of languages. == Life == He was son of Robert Brerewood, a wetglover, three times mayor of Chester, and was born and educated there at The King's School.
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