Robert Grosseteste

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Robert Grosseteste was a 13th-century English bishop, theologian, and pioneering natural philosopher known for his influential work on light, science, and church reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bishop
human
medieval scholar
natural philosopher
philosopher
theologian
canonizationStatus venerated in Catholic Church
centuryOfActivity 13th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1175
dateOfDeath 9 October 1253
educatedAt University of Oxford
ethnicGroup English
familyName Grosseteste NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biblical exegesis
cosmology
metaphysics
natural philosophy
optics
theology
givenName Robert
influenced Roger Bacon NERFINISHED
medieval scholasticism
knownFor church reform
commentaries on Aristotle
early scientific method
influence on medieval science
theory of light
languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman NERFINISHED
Latin
memberOf clergy of the Diocese of Lincoln
notableWork De Iride NERFINISHED
De Luce NERFINISHED
De Natura Locorum NERFINISHED
Hexaëmeron NERFINISHED
occupation biblical scholar
bishop
philosopher
theologian
translator
university teacher
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath Buckden NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Lincoln NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sexOrGender male
workLocation Lincoln NERFINISHED
Oxford NERFINISHED

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Bishop Grosseteste University namedAfter Robert Grosseteste
Roger Bacon influencedBy Robert Grosseteste