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Sir Francis Bacon   /sər frˈænsəs bˈeɪkən/   Listen
Sir Francis Bacon

noun
1.
English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626).  Synonyms: 1st Baron Verulam, Bacon, Baron Verulam, Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans.






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"Sir Francis Bacon" Quotes from Famous Books



... Master of Trinity, Strype says he had bred up under him not only several Bishops, but also "the Earls of Worcester and Cumberland, the Lord Zouch, the Lord Dunboy of Ireland, Sir Nicolas and Sir Francis Bacon. To which I may add one more, namely, the son of Sir Nicolas White, Master of the Rolls in Ireland, who married a Devereux." (Life, i. ...
— Early English Meals and Manners • Various



Words linked to "Sir Francis Bacon" :   solon, national leader, bacon, Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, Francis Bacon, philosopher, statesman



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