Francis Bacon
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About
Renaissance author and philosopher best known for his advocacy of the scientific method. He was knighted by King James I in 1603.
Before Fame
He traveled to Blois, Poitiers, Tours, Italy, and Spain over a period of three years, performing diplomatic tasks and studying language, statecraft, and civil law.
Trivia
He was called the Father of Empiricism, a theory that knowledge can only come from experience.
Family Life
He married Alice Barnham on May 10, 1606, when he was 45 and she was 14.
Associated With
Like Leonardo da Vinci, he was a highly influential Renaissance writer and scientist.
