Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, and author. Bacon is often considered one of the founders of modern scientific research and scientific method, even as "the father of modern science" since he proposed a new combined method of empirical experimentation and shared data collection so that humanity might finally discover all of nature's secrets and improve itself.
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1561 - 1626Life of the statesman and philosopher Francis Bacon.
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22 Jan 1561Francis Bacon is born in London.
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1573Francis Bacon begins his law studies at the University of Cambridge.
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1581Francis Bacon is elected a member of Parliament.
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1596Francis Bacon is appointed to the Queen's Counsel.
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1603Francis Bacon is knighted by James I of England.
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1605Francis Bacon publishes The Advancement of Learning, the first in a series of works expounding his scientific method.
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1618Sir Francis Bacon is made 1st Baron Verulam.
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1618Francis Bacon breifly serves as Lord Chancellor.
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1620Francis Bacon publishes Novum Organum, outlining the fundamentals of his scientific method.
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1621Sir Francis Bacon is given the title Viscount St. Albans.
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1623Francis Bacon publishes his De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum, which further outlines his new scientific method.
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1626New Atlantis by Francis Bacon is published. It describes a utopian state where Bacon's scientific method is employed.
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9 Apr 1626Francis Bacon dies of a severe cold.
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1627Francis Bacon's unfinished work on natural history, Sylva Sylvarum is published.
