Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Born22 January 1561
Died9 April 1626
Cause of deathPneumonia
NationalityEnglish
Alma materCambridge University
EraEnglish Renaissance, The Scientific Revolution, The Enlightenment Era
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolRenaissance Philosophy, Empiricism
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban [1][a] KC, (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626),[2] was an English philosopher, statesman, and author. He has been described as one of the greatest thinkers ever whose ideas have changed the way people think.[2]

  1. Peltonen 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Cousins, John W. (1910). "Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)". Luminarium. Retrieved 2009-10-28.


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