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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, [a] 1st Lord Verulam, PC (/ ˈ b eɪ k ən /; [5] 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.
Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England (1618–21), lawyer, statesman, philosopher, and master of the English tongue. He is remembered for the sharp worldly wisdom of a few dozen essays, for his power as a speaker in Parliament and in famous trials, and as a man who claimed all knowledge as his province.
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was one of the leading figures in natural philosophy and in the field of scientific methodology in the period of transition from the Renaissance to the early modern era.
Who Was Francis Bacon? Francis Bacon served as attorney general and Lord Chancellor of England, resigning amid charges of corruption. His more valuable work was philosophical.
Francis Bacon is best known for serving in high government and writing philosophical works which explained his approach to science: experimentation, collating data, and sharing findings all to improve everyone's knowledge and daily lives.
Sir Francis Bacon (later Lord Verulam and the Viscount St. Albans) was an English lawyer, statesman, essayist, historian, intellectual reformer, philosopher, and champion of modern science.
Francis Bacon - Thought and writings: Bacon appears as an unusually original thinker for several reasons. In the first place he was writing, in the early 17th century, in something of a philosophical vacuum so far as England was concerned.
Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, (born Jan. 22, 1561, London, Eng.—died April 9, 1626, London), British statesman and philosopher, father of modern scientific method. He studied at Cambridge and at Gray’s Inn.
Francis Bacon, Baron Veralum, Viscount St. Albans, gained renown both as an English statesman and a natural philosopher.
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban, King's Council (January 22, 1561 – April 9, 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman and essayist who is best known for leading the scientific revolution. His theory of 'observation and experimentation' has defined the way science has been conducted ever since.