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=Sir Francis Bacon= = =

Background:

 * Born on January 22, 1561 at York House close to Strand London
 * Was an english philosopher, statesman, __lawyer__, scientist, jurist, author and pioneer of the Scientific Method
 * When his political career ended. he remained extremely influential through his works.
 * Known as the Father of Empiricism
 * Empiricism- theory of knowledge that asserts that knowledge comes only or primarily via sensory experience
 * He served as both the __Attorney__ General and Lord Chancellor for England.
 * Created the Baron Verulam in 1618 and the Viscount St Alban in 1621
 * Bacons __education__ was conducted mostly of Latin and followed by the medieval curriculum.
 * Died of pneumonia on April 6. 1626... while studying effects of freezing on preservation of meat.
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Works:

 * [|Essays(1597)]
 * [|Novum Organum(1620)]
 * [|New Atlantis(1626)]
 * [|The Proficience and Advancement of Learning(1605)]
 * [|The Elements of the Common Law of Learning(1597)]