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Grosseteste

British

/ ˈɡrəʊsˌtɛst /

noun

Robert. ?1175–1253, English prelate and scholar; bishop of Lincoln (1235–53). He attacked ecclesiastical abuses and wrote commentaries on Aristotle and treatises on theology, philosophy, and science

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Grosseteste

But in 1240, Robert Grosseteste, the bishop of Lincoln, used Oxford University money to launch the first documented student loan system.

From Time ● Aug. 2, 2016

Two of my favorites on his list are Roger Bacon and Robert Grosseteste.

From Forbes ● Feb. 13, 2012

Mike Flynn, a current practitioner in the genre, and no slouch when it comes to the history of medieval science, would be my candidate to write the novel on Grosseteste.

From Forbes ● Feb. 13, 2012

In 1953 Alistair Crombie published a book entitled Robert Grosseteste and the Origins of Experimental Science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

He produced a new theory of the rainbow which emphasized the role of refraction, where Aristotle had only mentioned reflection; but there is no evidence that Grosseteste ever conducted experiments to test his theory.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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