Robert Grosseteste

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Scientist
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkbp:advocated_for scientific method
empirical observation
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:birth_year 1175
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:England
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:philosophy
medieval science
gptkbp:death_year 1253
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Lincoln,_England
gptkbp:has_influence_on medieval philosophy
the development of optics
the study of light
gptkbp:has_student_body gptkb:Robert_of_Knaresborough
gptkb:William_of_Sherwood
gptkb:Richard_of_St._Victor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Grosseteste
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Roger_Bacon
gptkb:John_Duns_Scotus
gptkbp:is_active_in 13th century
gptkbp:is_recognized_by a key figure in medieval thought
a pioneer in science
an early advocate of the scientific method
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Plato
gptkb:Augustine_of_Hippo
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:optics
natural philosophy
scholasticism
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Lincoln_Cathedral
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Bishop_of_Lincoln
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:scholars
gptkb:Franciscan_Order
gptkb:Bishop
gptkb:educators
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:scholars
gptkb:Persian_literature
gptkbp:was_known_for his theological works
his writings on light
his role in the development of the scientific method
gptkbp:was_part_of the transition from medieval to modern science
the intellectual revival of the 12th century
the rise of universities in Europe
gptkbp:wrote On Light
Commentary on the Book of Job
De Luce
On the Art of Logic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lanfranc_of_Bec
gptkb:William_of_Ware
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7