Roger Bacon

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Roger Bacon was a 13th-century English philosopher and Franciscan friar known for his early advocacy of empirical methods and experimentation in the study of nature.

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instanceOf English person
Franciscan friar
human
medieval philosopher
philosopher
scholar
theologian
alternativeName Doctor Mirabilis
birthDate c. 1219
c. 1220
birthPlace Ilchester
Kingdom of England
Somerset
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate c. 1292
c. 1294
educatedAt University of Oxford
Sorbonne University
surface form: University of Paris
era 13th century
High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup English
fieldOfWork alchemy
astronomy
linguistics
mathematics
natural philosophy
optics
philosophy
theology
influenced Francis Bacon
early modern scientific method
influencedBy Aristotle
Augustine of Hippo
Averroes
Avicenna
Robert Grosseteste
knownFor advocacy of empirical methods
contributions to optics
early discussions of scientific method
emphasis on experimentation in science
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Middle English
memberOf Order of Friars Minor
name Roger Bacon self-link
notableWork Opus Majus
Opus Minus
Opus Tertium
occupation friar
philosopher
teacher
philosophicalSchool Scholasticism
primaryTopicOf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bacon
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
taughtAt University of Oxford
Sorbonne University
surface form: University of Paris

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Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) influenced Roger Bacon
subject surface form: Ibn al-Haytham
Roger Bacon name Roger Bacon self-link
Franciscan School associatedWith Roger Bacon
Franciscan School hasKeyFigure Roger Bacon