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John Speed (1551 or 1552 – 28 July 1629) was an English cartographer, chronologer and historian of Cheshire origins. The son of a citizen and Merchant Taylor in London, he rose from his family occupation to accept the task of drawing together and revising the histories, topographies and maps of the Kingdoms of Great Britain as an exposition of the union…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Speed | Born | 1551 or 1552 Farndon, Cheshire, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Speed | Died | 1629 (aged 76–77) St Giles-without-Cripplegate, Cripplegate, London, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Speed | Fields | Cartography, history | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Speed | related to Biblical genealogies | The Puritan | 0.60 | section |
| John Speed | related to Biblical genealogies | Hugh Broughton | 0.60 | section |
| John Speed | related to Biblical genealogies | Old Testament | 0.60 | section |
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| John Speed | related to Biblical genealogies | Broughton | 0.60 | section |
| John Speed | related to Biblical genealogies | John Lightfoot | 0.60 | section |
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