Bacon,+Francis

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Write a two paragraph Mini-Biography on your assigned Thinker. Your Mini-Biography should include: Birth and death dates, p lace of origin, chronological facts about his/her life, and any important or groundbreaking original works.

MINI-Biography:

His works established and popularized deductive methodologies for __ scientfic __ inquiry, often called the Baconian or simply, the __ scientific __[| method]. His demand for a planned procedure of investigating all things natural marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, much of which still surrounds conceptions of proper methodology today. Bacon was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and Viscount St Alban in 1621; as he died without heirs both peerages became extinct upon his death.
 * Francis Bacon, 1st and Only Viscount of St. Alban**,__ Kc  __ (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an engllish philospher. statesman, scientist, laywer, jurist and author. He served both as Attorney and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the Scientific Revolution. His dedication brought him into a rare historical group of scientists who were killed by their own experiments.

Answer the following questions:

~ What events in this person’s life, from child to adulthood, shaped him or her?

~ What hurdles did they overcome in order to accomplish what they did?

~ What did this person do that was the highlight of their life?

~ Did this person do anything that was special and affected many others?