2. Francis Bacon A SUMMARY

3. Introduction Bacon was brought up in humanistic contexthumanistic Bacon was an English philosopher, a statesman, and a lawyer by profession Known as a catalyst for the Scientific Revolution His two peerages, Baron Verulam, and Viscount St. Alban became extinct with his deathpeerages

4. Early Years Born to Sir Nicholas Bacon and his second wife Ann Cooke on January 22nd 1561 Very poor health from a young age caused the need for homeschooling Schooled on medieval, Latin-based curriculum Entered Trinity College at age 12 Very smart even from a young age

5. Midlife Three main goals: Serve his country, serve his church, and discover truth In 1580 he applied for a job at a court which failed and resulted in him spending several years at Gray’s Inn studying law, until becoming admitted as an outer barrister In 1584 he took a seat on Parliament for Melcombe of Dorset and later for Taunton. He spent his time in Parliament writing on conditions of the Church’s parties as well as philosophical reform of “Temporis Partus Maximus” This position led him upwards slowly to greater publicity

6. Career Peak In 1596 Bacon was appointed to Queens Counsel, but missed the position of Master of the Rolls