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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Grosseteste canonical | 5 |
| Grosseteste | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6374084 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Grosseteste Context triple: [Bishop Grosseteste University, namedAfter, Robert Grosseteste]
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A.
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was a 13th-century English philosopher and Franciscan friar known for his early advocacy of empirical methods and experimentation in the study of nature.
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B.
Stephen Langton
Stephen Langton was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury and influential churchman who played a key role in the events leading to Magna Carta and the political struggles of King John’s reign.
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C.
William of Ockham
William of Ockham was a 14th-century English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher, and theologian best known for formulating the principle of parsimony in reasoning later called Occam's razor.
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D.
Thomas Anshelm
Thomas Anshelm was an early 16th-century German printer and publisher known for producing important humanist and theological works during the Renaissance.
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E.
Duns Scotus
Duns Scotus was a medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher known for his subtle metaphysical thought and for formulating a key defense of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Grosseteste Target entity description: 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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A.
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was a 13th-century English philosopher and Franciscan friar known for his early advocacy of empirical methods and experimentation in the study of nature.
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B.
Stephen Langton
Stephen Langton was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury and influential churchman who played a key role in the events leading to Magna Carta and the political struggles of King John’s reign.
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C.
William of Ockham
William of Ockham was a 14th-century English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher, and theologian best known for formulating the principle of parsimony in reasoning later called Occam's razor.
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D.
Thomas Anshelm
Thomas Anshelm was an early 16th-century German printer and publisher known for producing important humanist and theological works during the Renaissance.
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E.
Duns Scotus
Duns Scotus was a medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher known for his subtle metaphysical thought and for formulating a key defense of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bishop
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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
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linked to:
Robert Grosseteste
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| fieldOfWork |
biblical exegesis
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cosmology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ optics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roger Bacon
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medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
church reform
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commentaries on Aristotle ⓘ early scientific method ⓘ influence on medieval science ⓘ theory of light ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Anglo-Norman
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | clergy of the Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De Iride
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De Luce ⓘ De Natura Locorum ⓘ Hexaëmeron ⓘ |
| occupation |
biblical scholar
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bishop ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ translator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Buckden ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Lincoln
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Oxford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Grosseteste Description of subject: Robert Grosseteste was a 13th-century English bishop, theologian, and pioneering natural philosopher known for his influential work on light, science, and church reform.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Robert Grosseteste