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Also Known As Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Albans • Sir Francis Bacon • Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Alban
Born January 22, 1561 • London • England
Died April 9, 1626 (aged 65) • London • England
Title / Office lord chancellor (1618-1621), England • parliament (1584), England
Notable Works “Advancement of Learning” • “Commentarius Solutus” • “De Sapientia Veterum” • “Instauratio Magna” • “Novum Organum” • “The New Atlantis”
Movement / Style Jacobean age
Notable Family Members father Sir Nicholas Bacon
Subjects Of Study Baconian method
Role In Enlightenment

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