Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), philosopher, essayist, author, poet, lawyer and statesman.Sir Francis Bacon was born in York House, London, England on January 22, 1561 and died in London on April 9, 1626. His father Sir Nicolas Bacon was the Lord Keeper of the Seal of Elisabeth the 1st and his mother Ann Cooke Bacon was the second wife of Nicholas, a member of the Reformed/Puritan Church and a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
Sir Francis Bacon was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1573 at age 12, and he continued at the Gray's Inn School of Law. His father died when he was 18. His rich relatives did little to advance his career. Elisabeth apparently distrusted him. His career advanced when James the 1st became king. English literature led by Sir Francis Bacon and William Shakespeare grew during King James's reign.
Sir Francis Bacon was knighted in 1603, became attorney general in 1613, lord keepr in 1617; and was created Baron Verulam in 1618 and Viscount St Alban in 1621. Those titles became extinct upon his death.
Sir Francis Bacon considered as master of the English tongue, influential English writer of the late 16th and 17th century, and powerful speaker in Parliament and in famous trials.
Sir Francis Bacon was well known as the source of William Shakespeare's work and one of the renaissance leaders in England.
Sir Francis Bacon began his profession as a lawyer; and he become well known as a philosophical advocate and defender of the scientific revolution. His works establishes a Baconian method that implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentation, observation and testing of hypotheses.
He was accused of accepting bribes as Lord Chancellor in 1621, so he pleaded guilty and was fined £40.000, banished from court, disqualified from holding office, and sentenced to the Tower of London, though those banishments were remitted.
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