Francis Bacon
1561 –1626
English philosopher, statesman, scientist,
lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the
scientific method
Author of
(among other things)
THE
ESSAYS
Also famous for
•
Inductive methodologies for
scientific inquiry (often
called the Baconian method)
•
Proposed the author of
plays traditionally attributed
to Shakespeare
•
Died as a result of one of his
own experiments (the
effects of freezing in
preserving meat) from
pneumonia.
THE ESSAYS include topics on:
Love
Unity in Religion
Revenge
Boldness
Envy
Death
SIMULATION AND DISSIMULATION
Adversity
Marriage and Single Life
Great Place
Parents and Children
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