Robert, of Chester, active 1143

LC control no.	nr 89009733
Personal name heading	Robert, of Chester, active 1143 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Chester, Robert, active 1143 Robert, de Ketene, active 1143 Robert, de Retines, active 1143 Robert, of Chester, fl. 1143 Robert, the Englishman, active 1143 Robertus, Castrensis, active 1143 Robertus, Cataneus, active 1143 Robertus, Cestiensis, active 1143 Robertus, Cestrensis, active 1143 Robertus, Cuccator, active 1143 Robertus, Ketenensis Anglus, active 1143 Robertus, Kethenensis Anglus, active 1143 Robertus, Retenensis, active 1143 Robertus Retenensis, fl. 1143 Robertus, Retinensis, active 1143
Beginning date	1143
Special note	THIS 1XX FIELD CANNOT BE USED UNDER RDA UNTIL THIS RECORD HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND/OR UPDATED Cross reference for Robert, de Ketene (and variants) may need to be removed to a separate record; more recent scholarship in DNB suggests there are grounds for identifying these as separate people.
Found in	Khuwārizmī, M. ibn M. Robert of Chester's Latin translation of al-Khwārizmī's al-Jabr, 1989. LC data base, 8-1-89 (hdg.: Robertus Retenensis, fl.1143; usage: Robert of Chester) NUC pre-56 (hdg.; Robertus Retenensis, fl. 1143; usage: ... Roberti Retenensi, ... Roberto Ketenense, Robert of Chester) DNB, v. 16, p. 1248, etc. (Robert the Englishman, Robert de Ketene, or Robert de Retines, fl. 1143; in mss. called Robertus Ketenensis, Retenensis, Cataneus, Cuccator, Kethenensis Anglus; identified with Robertus Cestrensis or Cestiensis, Robertus Castrensis) v. 4, p. 203 (Chester, Robert, fl. 1182; astronomer and alchemist, took his name from place of birth [duplicate entry in DNB for same person])