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'''Francis Bacon''' was an [[England|English]] [[christian]], [[scientist]], [[politician]], and polymath during the [[Age of Exploration]] who lived from 1561 to 1626 and promoted research based on experimentation. In addition to his scientific work he wrote many books, and some have even suggested that he was the true author of [[William Shakespeare]]'s plays<ref>http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/shakespeare030.html</ref>. He died from [[hypothermia]] sustained from stuffing a snow-packed [[chicken]] inside his shirt.
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'''Francis Bacon''' was an [[England|English]] [[Christian]], [[scientist]], [[politician]], and polymath during the [[Age of Exploration]] who lived from 1561 to 1626 and promoted research based on experimentation. In addition to his scientific work he wrote many books, and some have even suggested that he was the true author of [[William Shakespeare]]'s plays<ref>http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/shakespeare030.html</ref>. He died from [[hypothermia]] sustained from stuffing a snow-packed [[chicken]] inside his shirt.
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Bacon is famous for his role in the [[Scientific Revolution]], promoting scientific experimentation as a way of glorifying god and fulfilling scripture.  He is also famous as a politician in Elizabethan England, as he held the office of Lord Chancellor.
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Bacon is famous for his role in the [[Scientific Revolution]], promoting scientific experimentation as a way of glorifying God and fulfilling scripture.  He is also famous as a politician in Elizabethan England, as he held the office of Lord Chancellor.
    
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