Bacon

Francis Bacon

  • Jan 22, 1561

    Date of Birth

    He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, keeper of the great seal for Elizabeth I
  • Became a member of parliament

    (NO EXACT DATE) ONLY 1584
  • Bacon’s career began to prosper

    No Exact date
  • he was charged by parliament with accepting bribes

  • Became lord chancellor

  • A

    He published his ideas, initially in 'Novum Organum' (1620), an account of the correct method of acquiring natural knowledge.
  • B

    He retired to his home at Gorhambury in Hertfordshire, where he continued to write
  • Date of Death