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Francis Bacon

Also known as Franciscus Bacon, Francis Bacon of Verulamius, Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626, Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Alban

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

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Francis Bacon was a philosopher, writer, judge, and politician from the Kingdom of England. Born in London in 1561, he was educated at Trinity College and the University of Poitiers. He served as Solicitor General for England and Wales, Attorney General for England and Wales, and Lord Chancellor. Bacon was a member of Gray’s Inn and studied under John Whitgift, Jean Hotman, and Marquis de Villers-St-Paul.

His notable works include *History natural and experimental, of life and death* and *Certaine considerations touching the better pacification and edification of the Church of England*. Associated with the movement of empiricism, he spoke Latin and English. He died of pneumonia in Highgate, London, in 1626. Bacon is the subject of quotes such as "The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power."

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Person · Open Library

Born: 22 January 1561
Died: 9 April 1626
Works: 1568

Top works

Latin texts
New Atlantis and the City of the Sun
Ideal Commonwealths
Famous Utopias
The Shake-speare drama of The tempest

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: England
Active from: 1561
Active to: 1626

has german audiobooks

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 976
Total plays: 1,845

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1. Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific revolution. His works established and popularized deductive methodologies for scientific inquiry <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Francis+Bacon">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,613x
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,691x
Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures
· 2000 · cited 10,920x
Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,800x
The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,201x

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Quotes

“Libraries are as the shrine where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or imposture, are preserved and reposed.”
“The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.”
“Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est.”
“Nay, number (itself) in armies, importeth not much, where the people is of weak courage; for (as Virgil saith) it never troubles the wolf how many the sheep be.”
“It is not the pleasure of curiosity, nor the quiet of resolution, nor the raising of the spirit, nor victory of wit, nor faculty of speech (…) that are the true ends of knowledge (…), but it is a restitution and reinvesting, in great part, of man to the sovereignty and power, for whensoever he shall be able to call the creatures by their true names, he shall again command them.”
“Knowledge, that tendeth but to satisfaction, is but as a courtesan, which is for pleasure, and not for fruit or generation.”

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Francis Bacon, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (/ˈbeɪkən/; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued for the importance of natural philosophy, guided by the scientific method, and his works remained influential throughout the Scientific Revolution.

Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. He argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature. He believed that science could be achieved by the use of a sceptical and methodical approach whereby scientists aim to avoid misleading themselves. Although his most specific proposals about such a method, the Baconian method, did not have long-lasting influence, the general idea of the importance and possibility of a sceptical methodology makes Bacon one of the founders of the scientific method. His portion of the method based in scepticism was a new rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, whose practical details are still central to debates on science and methodology. He is famous for his role in the scientific revolution, promoting scientific experimentation as a way of glorifying God and fulfilling scripture.

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