Robert Grosseteste Summary

Robert Grosseteste c. 1175-1253 English Physicist and Philosopher Though he is perhaps best known as the teacher of Roger Bacon (1213-1292), Robert Grosseteste distinguished himself as a scientist in ... Read more

Grosseteste, Robert(C. 1168–1253) Robert Grosseteste was one of the most influential Englishmen of his day—initiator of the English scientific tradition, one of the first chancellors of ... Read more

The English churchman and statesman Robert Grosseteste (1175-1253) played an important role in the politics of his time. He was also a major English medieval writer and thinker.Robert Grosseteste was ... Read more

Robert Grosseteste belonged to a generation of Anglo-Normans who benefited greatly from the enlightened high-school education of twelfth-century England. Coming from a family of serfs, he rose through... Read more

In the following essay, Stevenson discusses Grosseteste's literary and academic activities between 1239 and 1244, including his efforts in promoting the revival of learning, his translations of... Read more

In the following essay, Purday discusses the theological issues described in the Diffinicio Eucaristie,, arguing that the work, whose authorship has been under dispute, should be attributed to Grosset... Read more

In the following essay, Marrone examines Grosseteste's early theological treatises, arguing that they offer insights into Grosseteste's later views, particularly regarding his ideas abou... Read more

In the following essay, McEvoy argues that Grosseteste's popular treatise on the decalogue was written for a well-educated clerical public; that its most notable doctrinal theme is Christian lo... Read more