Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, early 20th century. Artist: Unknown

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Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, early 20th century. Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618. In science he advocated observation and experiment as a method of enquiry rather than Aristotelian deductive logic.

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