Robert Grosseteste
Philosopher, Author
1175 – 1253
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Who was Robert Grosseteste?
Robert Grosseteste or Grossetete was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian, scientist and Bishop of Lincoln. He was born of humble parents at Stradbroke in Suffolk. A. C. Crombie calls him "the real founder of the tradition of scientific thought in medieval Oxford, and in some ways, of the modern English intellectual tradition".
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- Born
- 1175
Stradbroke - Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- University of Oxford
- Lived in
- Suffolk
- Died
- Oct 9, 1253
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on July 23, 2013
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