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Francis Bacon
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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 natur
Portrait by Paul van Somer I, 1617
Portrait by Paul van Somer I, 1617
A young Francis Bacon depicted in a National Portrait Gallery painting; the inscription around Bacon's head reads: Si tabula daretur digna animum mall
A young Francis Bacon depicted in a National Portrait Gallery painting; the inscription around Bacon's head reads: Si tabula daretur digna animum mallem, Latin for "If one could but paint his mind".
The Italianate entry to York House, built around 1626 in Strand, the year of Bacon's death
The Italianate entry to York House, built around 1626 in Strand, the year of Bacon's death
Bacon's statue at Gray's Inn in London's South Square
Bacon's statue at Gray's Inn in London's South Square
Works by Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author, and pioneer of the scientific method. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Cha
Francis Bacon
…Francis Bacon's philosophy is displayed in the vast and varied writings he left, which might be divided into three great branches: Scientific works in which his ideas for a universal reform of knowledge into scientific methodology and the improvement of mankind's state using the scientific method…
Lord Bacon
Lord Bacon
Frontispiece to Instauratio Magna (1620). The Latin inscription is from Daniel 12:4: "Multi pertransibunt et augebitur scientia." ('Many shall go to a
Frontispiece to Instauratio Magna (1620). The Latin inscription is from Daniel 12:4: "Multi pertransibunt et augebitur scientia." ('Many shall go to and fro and knowledge shall be increased.')
"For the Glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate" – Advancement of Learning
"For the Glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate" – Advancement of Learning
Frontispiece of Sylva Sylvarum, Bacon's work on Natural History. In the top, a Sun with the name of God written in Hebraic characters within, surround
Frontispiece of Sylva Sylvarum, Bacon's work on Natural History. In the top, a Sun with the name of God written in Hebraic characters within, surrounded by angels, sending light rays to the Earth