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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roger Bacon canonical | 6 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
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Franciscan friar ⓘ human ⓘ medieval philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Doctor Mirabilis ⓘ |
| birthDate |
c. 1219
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c. 1220 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ilchester
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Kingdom of England ⓘ Somerset ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate |
c. 1292
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c. 1294 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oxford
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Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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| era |
13th century
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High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
alchemy
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astronomy ⓘ linguistics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ optics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Francis Bacon
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early modern scientific method ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Averroes ⓘ Avicenna ⓘ Robert Grosseteste ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of empirical methods
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contributions to optics ⓘ early discussions of scientific method ⓘ emphasis on experimentation in science ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Middle English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Friars Minor ⓘ |
| name | Roger Bacon self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Opus Majus
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Opus Minus ⓘ Opus Tertium ⓘ |
| occupation |
friar
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philosopher ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Scholasticism ⓘ |
| primaryTopicOf | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bacon ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| taughtAt |
University of Oxford
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Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ibn al-Haytham