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