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'''Francis Bacon''' was an [[England|English]] [[scientist]] 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.

'''Francis Bacon''' was an [[England|English]] [[scientist]] 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.

He is 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>

He is not to be confused with the 20th Century Anglo-Irish [[painter]] (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>

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