Francis Bacon
1561–1626
English philosopher who promoted the empirical scientific method.
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was a philosopher, born in City of Westminster and died in Highgate.
- Known as
- Philosopher
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- 1561, City of Westminster
- Died
- 1626, Highgate
Alive at the same time as Francis Bacon
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Portrait: Paul van Somer I / Formerly attributed to Frans Pourbus the Younger, Public domain.
