Full Name: Sir Francis Bacon
Nickname: Don't have a Nickname

Father: Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579)
Mother: Anne Cooke Bacon (1528-1610)
Wife: Alice Barnham (m. 1606–1625)

Date of Birth: 22 January 1561
Birth Place: Strand, London, England

Date of Death: 9 April 1626 (aged 65)
Death Place: Highgate, London, England
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Trinity Chapel College, Cambridge University, UK

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Education: Trinity College, University of Cambridge, University of Poitiers
Occupation: Philosopher, Politician, Lawyer, Scientist
Lord Chancellor: Lord Chancellor of England (1618–21)
Nationality: England
Movement: English Renaissance, The Scientific Revolution

Influenced: Thomas Hobbes, Isaac Newton, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Auguste Comte, Gottfried Leibniz, William Hazlitt.

Major Writings: An Advertisement Touching the Controversies of the Church of England (1589), Apologise in Certaine Imputations Concerning the Late Earle of Essex (1604), Advancement of Learning (1605), De Sapientia Veterum (1609, "The Wisdom of the Ancients"), Novum Organum (1620), Historia Ventorum (1622, "History of the Winds"), Historia Vitae et Mortis (1623, "History of Life and Death"), De dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum (1623), The New Atlantis (1626).

English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer and author Francis Bacon (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was the chief figure of the English Renaissance. He was one of the most influential people in natural philosophy and also a key thinker in developing new scientific methodologies. He also served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England at a time. Influenced by the work of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Michel de Montaigne; Francis Bacon created a remarkable place in the historical world.

Early Life & Childhood: Francis Bacon was born on 22 January 1561 at Strand in London, England. His father named was Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579) and his mother was named Anne Cooke Bacon (1528-1610). He was educated at home in his early years for poor health. On 5 April 1573, Bacon was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge, when he was 12 years old. Here his education was conducted largely in Latin and followed the medieval curriculum. He completed his study at Trinity in December 1575. He was also educated at the University of Poitiers, in Cambridge. Bacon and his brother, Anthony entered de societate magistrorum at Gray's Inn on 27th June 1576. After some months, he went abroad with Sir Amias Paulet, the English ambassador in Paris. Then he visits Blois, Poitiers, Tours, Italy and Spain. During his travels, Bacon studied language, statecraft and civil law while performing routine diplomatic tasks. His father died in February 1579 and he had to back to England. In 1579, he accommodated his residence in law at Gray’s Inn and was appointed as an outer barrister at Gray's Inn in 1582. He took his seat in the parliament for Melcombe in Dorset in 1584 and after for Taunton in 1586.

Personal Life: Bacon found a scheme for retrieving his position by a marriage to the wealthy and young widow Lady Elizabeth Hatton but she didn't accept Bacon's proposal and married a wealthy man- Edward Coke. Later in 1606 at 45, he married Alice Barnham who was the daughter of a London MP. Their relationship broke when Bacon fell into debt. Then he decided to stay away from her. The main reason was her secret relationship with John Underhill.

Later Life & Death: In 1591, Francis Bacon became a confidential advisor to the earl of Essex. In 1592, he was commissioned to write a tract in response to the Jesuit Robert Parson's anti-government polemic and he wrote Certain observations made upon a libel. In 1596, Bacon became Queen's Counsel but missed the appointment of Master of the Rolls. Bacon was arrested for debt in 1598. In 1603, Queen Elizabeth died and he was succeeded by James I in whose service Bacon flourished greatly. In June 1607 he was at last rewarded with the office of Solicitor-General. In 1613, Bacon was finally appointed attorney general. In 1617, He was appointed as the temporary Regent of England. In 1618, he became Lord Chancellor of England. In 1620, he published Novum Organum. In 1621, he was charged with corruption, sentenced and fined £40,000. Then he published Historia Ventorum (1622, "History of the Winds"), Historia Vitae et Mortis (1623, "History of Life and Death"), De dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum (1623), and The New Atlantis (1626). Francis Bacon died on 9 April 1626 and was buried at Trinity Chapel College, Cambridge University, England.