Bacon, Francis

¹ Cultural  

1. An English author of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Bacon is known in philosophy for his defense of the scientific method (see Baconian method). In literature, he is known for his essays; they contain such memorable thoughts as “Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.”

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Bacon, Francis ² Cultural  

1. An English politician, scientist, and author of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries; one of the leaders of the Renaissance in England. (See also under “Literature in English.”)

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Bacon has sometimes been mentioned as a possible author of the plays commonly attributed to William Shakespeare.

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He taught that the earth was a sphere, 16; his theories did not allow of the earth's motion, 34; he was regarded as inspired, 89 B Bacon, Francis, 142, 143, 144, 145.

From Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir

Bacon, Francis, Lord Verulam, and Viscount St. Alban's, Lord Chancellor, 8, 17, 47, 155, 277, 302-4, 344, 359, 364, 366, 369, 389-93, 398.

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)

Bacon, Francis, Lord; a believer in occult science, 646—649; his philosophy, 650, 660.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Bacon, Francis, was warned in a dream of his father's approaching end, which occurred in a few days.

From Real Ghost Stories by Stead, Estelle W.