English noun: Francis Bacon | |||
1. | Francis Bacon (person) English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) | ||
Synonyms | 1st Baron Verulam, Bacon, Baron Verulam, Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans | ||
Instance hypernym | national leader, philosopher, solon, statesman | ||