Grosseteste

/ ˈɡrəʊsˌtɛst /

noun

1. GrossetesteRobert?11751253MEnglishRELIGION: clergymanMISC: scholar 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