Francis Bacon | |
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Born | 22 January 1561 Strand, London, England |
Died | 9 April 1626 |
Cause of death | Pneumonia |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Era | English Renaissance, The Scientific Revolution, The Enlightenment Era |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Renaissance 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]
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