Francis Bacon

(born Jan. 22, 1561, London, Eng.died April 9, 1626, London) British statesman and philosopher, father of modernscientific method. He studied at Cambridge and at Grays Inn. A supporter of the Earl of Essex, Bacon turned against him when Essex was tried for treason. beneath James I he rose steadily, becoming in turn solicitor general (1607), attorney general (1613), and lord chancellor (1618). Convicted of accepting bribes from those being tried in his court, he was short imprisoned and permanently lost his public offices; he died profoundly in debt. He attempted to put natural skill on a firm empirical foundation in the Novum Organum (1620), which sets forth his scientific method. His elaborate classification of the sciences inspired the 18th-century cut Encyclopedists ( Encyclopdie), and his empiricism inspired 19th-century British philosophers of science. His other works accommodate The Advancement of Learning (1605), History of Henry VII (1622), and several(prenominal) important legal and constitutional works.
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Bacon, Francis, world-class Baron Verulam, 1st Viscount St Albans (1561-1626). Lawyer, philosopher, and essayist. The son of a prominent lawyer, Bacon went to Trinity College, Cambridge, and then to the Inns of Court. In 1584 he became an MP. On the accession of James I, Bacon achieved rapid promotion, prosecuting Ralegh, raised to the peerage, and ending up as lord chancellor. But in 1621 he was convicted of taking bribes, and though soon...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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