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Roger Bacon OFM (/ ˈ b eɪ k ən /; [3] Latin: Rogerus or Rogerius Baconus, Baconis, also Frater Rogerus; c. 1219/20 – c. 1292), also known by the scholastic accolade Doctor Mirabilis, was a polymath, a medieval English philosopher, scientist, theologian and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empiricism.
Roger Bacon was a fervent critic of Rufus, claiming that his fame was greatest with the ignorant multitude; on the other hand, Thomas of Eccleston praised him as an excellent lecturer. Adam de Marisco describes him in a letter to Grosseteste as "a man lacking in command of the English tongue, yet of most honest conversation and unblemished ...
This is a timeline of philosophy in the 13th century. Events A ... 1292 – Roger Bacon, English polymath and Franciscan friar. 1293 – Henry of Ghent, ...
William of Sherwood or William Sherwood (Latin: Guillielmus de Shireswode; c. 1200 – c. 1272), with numerous variant spellings, [n 1] was a medieval English scholastic philosopher, logician, and teacher.
13th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians (2 P) Pages in category "13th-century philosophers" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
John Baconthorpe was born at Baconsthorpe, Norfolk. [2] He may have been the grandnephew of Roger Bacon (Brit. Mus. Add. MS. 19. 116). In youth, he joined the Carmelite Order, becoming a friar [3] at Blakeney, [2] near Walsingham.
The Opus Majus (Latin for "Greater Work") is the most important work of Roger Bacon. It was written in Medieval Latin, at the request of Pope Clement IV, to explain the work that Bacon had undertaken. The 878-page treatise ranges over all aspects of natural science, from grammar and logic to mathematics, physics, and philosophy.
Friars Bacon and Bungay sleep through the activation of their brazen head while their manservant Miles plays a pipe and drum. [1]Thomas Bungay (Latin: Thomas Bungeius or Bungeyensis; [2] c. 1214 – c. 1294), [3] also known as Thomas of Bungay [4] (Latin: Thomas de Bungeya; [5] French: Thomas de Bungeye) and formerly also known as Friar Bongay, [1] was an English Franciscan friar, scholar, and ...