What educational background did Oughtred have?
Self-taught
Oxford-educated
Cambridge dropout
No formal education
Answer
Oughtred was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, earning an undergraduate degree in 1596. After a few years of teaching at the University of Cambridge, Oughtred returned to his alma mater, King's College, to live first as a fellow and later as a provost.
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