Roger Bacon

Also known as Rogerus, Rogerus Bacon, Rogerus Baconus, Doctor Mirabilis, Frater Rogerus, Rogerus Baconis, Rogerius Baconis, Ruggiero Bacone

English polymath, philosopher and friar (c.1219/20–c.1292)

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Roger Bacon was a male philosopher, physicist, theologian, and musicologist from the Kingdom of England. Educated at the University of Oxford, he studied under Robert Grosseteste and was influenced by William of Sherwood. His professional career included employment at the University of Oxford and the University of Paris. Bacon was a member of the Order of Friars Minor and practiced Catholicism. He is associated with the scholasticism movement and worked in the fields of theology and natural philosophy.

Bacon wrote in medieval Latin and Middle English. His notable work is the *Opus Majus*, and he was known by the pseudonym Doctor Mirabilis. He died in Oxford. His life and work have been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition, the Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Roger
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Place of birth: Bisley
Place of death: Oxford
Occupation: writer
Educated at: University of Oxford
Employer: University of Paris
Languages spoken: Middle English
Religion: Catholicism
Student of: Robert Grosseteste
Field of work: natural philosophy
Movement: scholasticism
Image: Roger-bacon-statue.jpg
Religious order: Order of Friars Minor

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date of death: 1292-06-11
pseudonym: Doctor Mirabilis
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name in native language: Roger Bacon
influenced by: William of Sherwood
date of birth: 1219-00-00
different from: Francis Bacon
writing language: medieval Latin
ethnic group: English people
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Encyclopedic overview

Roger Bacon (/ˈbeɪkən/; Latin: Rogerus or Rogerius Baconus, Baconis, also Frater Rogerus; c. 1219/20 – c. 1292), also known by the scholastic accolade Doctor Mirabilis, was a medieval English polymath, philosopher, scientist, theologian and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empiricism. Intertwining his Catholic faith with scientific thinking, Roger Bacon is considered one of the greatest polymaths of the medieval period.

In the early modern era, he was regarded as a wizard and particularly famed for the story of his mechanical or necromantic brazen head. He is credited as one of the earliest European advocates of the modern scientific method, along with his teacher Robert Grosseteste. Bacon applied the empirical method of Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) to observations in texts attributed to Aristotle. Bacon discovered the importance of empirical testing when the results he obtained were different from those that would have been predicted by Aristotle.

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