Sunday, December 16, 2007
Biography/Francis Bacon
 Francis Bacon (22 Jan 1561 - 9 April 1626) Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, started out his career as a lawyer. However, he became better known in later years as a philosopher and a defender of the scientific revolution. His early divisions of duty to society and duty to God became very influential in the realm of philosophy. Unfortunately, his death was not as serious as his work: he died after catching pneumonia while stuffing snow into a dead chicken |
