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Robert Grosseteste

Robertus Grosseteste la

English bishop and philosopher

  • Dated 1168 CE – 9 October 1253 CE
  • Also called Robert Greathead, Bishop Grosthead, Robert de Lincoln

Overview

English bishop and philosopherWikidata record description. Read Robert Grosseteste in the Wikipedia reader.

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Roles and affiliation

Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.

Teachers and students

Teaching passed from one person to another, in the direction of the arrows — not ancestry, and not succession.

Robert Grosseteste English bishop and philosopher
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