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