Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon
(January 22, 1561 – April 9, 1626) was an English philosopher and
statesman best known for developing the scientific method. He was born
in London to a noble family; his father was Lord Keeper of the Seal and
his maternal grandfather was tutor to Edward VI. He graduated Cambridge
at age 14 and became a barrister and a member of the House of Commons
by age 20. He was knighted by King James in 1603 and worked his way
quickly up the political ladder to become Lord Chancellor in 1618. He
was made Viscount St. Albans in 1621. In that same year he was convicted
of accepting bribes and briefly imprisoned in what many thought to be a
set up. |
The Essays of Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon thought of his Essays as “recreation of my other studies” in politics, law, natural ph..
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