'''Francis Bacon''' was a scientist during the [[Age of Exploration]] who lived from 1561 to 1626 and promoted research based on experimentation. He died from [[hypothermia]] sustained from stuffing a snow-packed [[chicken]] inside his shirt.
'''Francis Bacon''' was a scientist during the [[Age of Exploration]] who lived from 1561 to 1626 and promoted research based on experimentation. He died from [[hypothermia]] sustained from stuffing a snow-packed [[chicken]] inside his shirt.
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Not to be confused with the 20th Century Anglo-Irish artist (1909-1992)<ref>http://www.andipamodern.com/WorksbyBACONFRANCIS.htm</ref> of the same name, although the artist Francis Bacon, a confirmed bachelor, was what is known as a 'collateral descendant' of his earlier namesake.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875334,00.html</ref>
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Not to be confused with the 20th Century Anglo-Irish artist (1909-1992)<ref>http://www.andipamodern.com/WorksbyBACONFRANCIS.htm</ref> of the same name, although the artist Francis Bacon was what is known as a 'collateral descendant' of his earlier namesake.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875334,00.html</ref>