Robert Grosseteste
Philosopher and theologian
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Robert Grosseteste, also known as Robert Greathead or Robert of Lincoln, was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian, scientist and Bishop of Lincoln. He was born of humble parents in Suffolk, but the associations with the village... Wikipedia
Born: 1175, Stradbroke, United Kingdom
Died: October 1253 (age 78 years), Buckden, United Kingdom
Education: University of Oxford and University of Cambridge
Era: Medieval philosophy
Feast day: 9 October
Notable ideas: Theory of scientific demonstration