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Francis Bacon
1561 – 1626
English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
- Kingdom of England
- British
- empiricism
About
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban 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.
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