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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Albans KC born 22 January 1561, at The Strand, London was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Among his works are Notes on the State of Christendom in 1582
Essays (1st edition 1597)
The Advancement and Proficience of Learning Divine and Human (1605)
Essays (2nd edition – 38 essays, 1612)
Novum Organum Scientiarum ('New Method', 1620)
Essays, or Counsels Civil and Moral (3rd/final edition – 58 essays, 1625)
New Atlantis (1627)
He died 9 April 1626 aged 65 at Highgate in London and is buried at St Michael's Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire
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The Strand, The Strand WC2R