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 Francis Bacon
English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, and author.
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| born | * January 22, 1561, London, England | |
| died | † April 9, 1626, Highgate near London, England | |
| function | philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, and author. | |
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| He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific revolution. Indeed, his dedication may have brought him into a rare historical group of scientists who were killed by their own experiments.
His works established and popularized an inductive methodology for scientific inquiry, often called the Baconian method or simply, the scientific method. His demand for a planned procedure of investigating all things natural marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, much of which still surrounds conceptions of proper methodology today.
Bacon was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and Viscount St Alban in 1621; without heirs, both peerages became extinct upon his death. | |
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