Bacon, Francis

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Francis Bacon

1561-1626

Francis Bacon

(1st Viscount St Albans)

Also: • Lord Verulam •

(22 January 1561 − 9 April 1626)

(1561-1626)

was an English philosopher, historian and statesman. Bacon has been called the father of empiricism and English materialism. His New Atlantis is listed in an edition dated 1659. (BCW 2:522).

Some links:

• Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
• CTD article in Russian: Бэкон, Фрэнсис

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To show: Francis Bacon; sortable: Bacon, Francis
Person's short name: ; sortable: Bacon, F.; for categories: Bacon, F.
Lifetime: 1561-1626
Shortly: was an English philosopher, historian and statesman. Bacon has been called the father of empiricism ...