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Francis Bacon

An English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author known as the father of Empiricism.

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English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

Born 22 January 1561
Died 9 April 1626

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Photo of Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

Born 22 January 1561
Died 9 April 1626

Subjects

Science Early works to 1800 Methodology Logic Philosophy History Utopias English essays Natural history Pre-Linnean works Conduct of life Law Induction (Logic) Church of England Aphorisms and apothegms Winds English Philosophy Philosophy of nature Greek Mythology Correspondence Legal maxims Philosophers Science, methodology Classical Mythology Learning

Places

Great Britain England Scotland Spain London Philosophy America Bridewell Europe Grande-Bretagne History Legal maxims London (England) Zhong shi ji ying guo

People

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Robert Devereux Essex Earl of (1566-1601) Elizabeth I Queen of England (1533-1603) Henry VII King of England (1457-1509) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Robert Devereux Essex Earl of (1565-1601) Walter Raleigh Sir (1552?-1618) Edward Squire (d. 1598) F. Pei gen (1561-1626 -- zhe xue) Frances Howard Carr Somerset Countess of (1593-1632) Francis Bacon (1909) Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Ganson Goodyear Depew (1895-1924) George Villiers Buckingham Duke of (1592-1628) George Villiers Buckingham Duke of (1628-1687) Henry Frederick Prince of Wales (1594-1612) Henry Morley (1822-1894) Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547) James T. Boulton (1924-) Joseph Rawson Lumby (1831-1895) Pei gen (Bacon. Francis) Plutarch Richard Walpole (1564-1607) Robert Devereux Essex Earl of (1591-1646) Thomas Markby

Time

Early modern, 1500-1700 17th century Henry VII, 1485-1509 James I, 1603-1625 Early works to 1800 Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Charles I, 1625-1649 16th century 1603-1625 1558-1603 18th century The Union, 1707 Tudors, 1485-1603 1492-1648 1625-1649 1689-1745 1691 16e siècle 17e siècle Elizabethan period James VI, 1567-1625 Union, 1707 Yingguo zhong shi ji

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Alternative names

  • Francis Bacon Viscount St. Albans
  • Sir Francis Bacon
  • Bacon, Francis viscount St. Albans
  • Francis Bacon, John Milton, Thomas Browne
  • Francis Bacon, John Milton, Sir Thomas Browne
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