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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, (20th century). Artist: Unknown
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, (20th century). Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618. In science he advocated observation and experiment as a method of enquiry rather than Aristotelian deductive logic.