A Theologian and Scientist Who Influenced the English Reformers: Robert Grosseteste

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW66097527 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW66097527 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">Today marks the 770th anniversary of</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">the death of Robert Grosseteste</span></span> <span class= "TextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">who</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">,</span></span> <span class= "TextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">though</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">from a humble background</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">r</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">o</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">se to</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">importan</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">ce</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">as a</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">church</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">statesman</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">, theologian, educator, and eventually bishop of Lincoln,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">England</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">.</span></span><span class= "EOP SCXW66097527 BCX4" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW66097527 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW66097527 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">Among the few details known</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66097527 BCX4">about Grosseteste’s education