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Francis Bacon

An English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author known as the father of Empiricism.

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English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

Born 22 January 1561
Died 9 April 1626

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  • Cover of: Novum organum: book 1

    First published in 1949 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Works. Of Francis Bacon, baron of Verulam, viscount St. Alban, and lord high chancellor of England

    First published in 1803 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Bacon's Essays: and Colours of good and evil

    First published in 1892 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Bacon's Novum organum

    First published in 1878 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Certain acute and short sentences of Francis Bacon

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  • Cover of: The physical and metaphysical works of Lord Bacon: including the Advancement of learning and Novum organum

    First published in 1886 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Several letters

    First published in 1671 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The natural and experimental history of winds, &c

    First published in 1671 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Resuscitatio or, bringing into publick light several pieces of the works, civil, historical, philosophical, and theological, hitherto sleeping of the right honourable Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. In two parts. The third edition, according to the best corrected copies, together with his Lordships life

    First published in 1671 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The second part of the Resuscitatio or A collection of several pieces of the works of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, and Viscount of St. Albans: Some of them formerly printed in smaller volumes, and being almost lost, are now collected and put into folio, with some of his other pieces, which never yet was published

    First published in 1670 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Of the advancement and proficiencie of learning: or the partitions of sciences nine books

    First published in 1674 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Resuscitatio, or, bringing into publick light several pieces of the works, civil, historical, philosophical, & theological, hitherto sleeping

    First published in 1661 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The apology of Sr. Francis Bacon, Kt: In certain imputations concerning the late Earl of Essex written to the Right Honourable his very good Lord the Earl of Devonshire, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

    First published in 1670 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The essayes or covnsels, civill and morall

    First published in 1625 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The two bookes

    First published in 1633 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: New Organon and Related Writings (Library of Liberal Arts Series)

    First published in 1960 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A declaration of the demeanor and cariage of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight, aswell in his voyage, as in and sithence his returne: and of the true motiues and inducements which occasioned His Maiestie to proceed in doing iustice vpon him, as hath bene done.

    First published in 1618 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The two books of Francis Bacon: Of the proficience and advancement of learning, divine and human

    First published in 1808 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Essays, civil and moral: and, The new Atlantis

    First published in 1909 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres philosophiques de Bacon

    First published in 1834 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

Born 22 January 1561
Died 9 April 1626
Subjects
Science, Methodology, Logic, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, History, Utopias, Natural history, English essays, Induction (Logic), Pre-Linnean works, Aphorisms and apothegms, English Philosophy, Learning, Méthodologie, Ouvrages avant 1800, Sciences, Winds, Church of England, Doctrinal and controversial works, Early modern, Education, Law, Logique, Methods
Places
Great Britain, England, Scotland, Bridewell, Europe, Grande-Bretagne, Philosophy, Spain, Zhong shi ji, ying guo
People
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Elizabeth I Queen of England (1533-1603), F. Pei gen (1561-1626 -- zhe xue), Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Henry VII King of England (1457-1509), Joseph Rawson Lumby (1831-1895), Pei gen (Bacon. Francis), Robert Devereux Essex Earl of (1565-1601), Robert Devereux Essex Earl of (1566-1601), Walter Raleigh Sir (1552?-1618), William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time
Henry VII, 1485-1509, Early modern, 1500-1700, 17th century, Early works to 1800, Tudors, 1485-1603, 1492-1648, 1625-1649, 16e siècle, 16th century, 17e siècle, Charles I, 1625-1649, James I, 1603-1625, Yingguo, zhong shi ji

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Alternative names

  • Francis Bacon
  • Bacon, Francis Viscount St. Albans
  • Francis Bacon Viscount St. Albans
  • Sir Francis Bacon
  • Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, etc
  • 1626
  • Bacon, Francis viscount St. Albans
  • Francis Bacon, John Milton, Thomas Browne
  • Francis Bacon, John Milton, Sir Thomas Browne

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February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
October 8, 2022 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
October 8, 2022 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
April 23, 2022 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
June 6, 2010 Edited by Mike Maehr changed name order, added dob, dod