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Baconthorp SEE BACON, JOHN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Baconian System of Philosophy, The This system takes its name from its founder, Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, statesman and philosopher, born 22 January, 1561; died 9 April, 1626. He was the second son of Lord Keeper Bacon and Anne, his second wife, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke and sister-in-law of Lord Burghley. … Continue reading “Baconian System of Philosophy, The”

Baconian Method The inductive method as advanced by Francis Bacon (1561-1626). The purpose of the method was to enable man to attain mastery over nature in order to exploit it for his benefit. The mind should pass from particular facts to a more general knowledge of forms, or generalized physical properties. They are laws according … Continue reading “Baconian Method”

Bacon, William Thompson a Congregational minister, was born in Woodbury, Conn., Aug. 24, 1812. He entered college at the age of twenty-one, after several years of mercantile life. He graduated at Yale College in 1837. After graduation he studied theology in the Yale Divinity School for three years, and was ordained Dec. 28, 1842, pastor … Continue reading “Bacon, William Thompson”

Bacon, William a Presbyterian (N. S.) minister, was born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., August, 1789, and graduated at Union College in 1815. He studied theology with Drs. Nott and Yates, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Buffalo in 1817. He served as pastor at Waterloo, Cayuga, Cortland, and Saratoga Springs, and as missionary … Continue reading “Bacon, William (2)”

Bacon, Thomas one of the early Episcopal ministers of America, was born in the Isle of Man about 1700, and was ordained deacon and priest 1744. He had previously been engaged in civil pursuits, and in 1737 published, by order of the chief commissioners and governors of the revenue of the kingdom, a volume entitled … Continue reading “Bacon, Thomas”

Bacon, Sir Nathaniel an English amateur painter, was born in 1644, and was the brother of the great Francis Bacon. He studied in Italy, but painted in the style of the Flemish school. Several of his best works are to be seen at Culford, in Suffolk. They are portraits of himself and of his mother, … Continue reading “Bacon, Sir Nathaniel”

Bacon, Samuel was an American missionary. In 1820 he was sent by the government of his country to establish a colony in Africa, and on March 9 of the same year he arrived at Sierra Leone with eighty-eight colored people. They penetrated as far as Campelar, upon the Sherboro River; but on the way he … Continue reading “Bacon, Samuel”

Bacon, Roger (c.1214-c.1294) Philosopher and scientist, born near Ilchester, Dorsetshire, England ; died Oxford. He studied in Oxford and later in Paris , 1244 -1252 . Returning to Oxford, he taught there until 1257 when his superiors obliged him to discontinue. He had become a Franciscan , but just when is not known. Jerome de … Continue reading “Bacon, Roger”

Bacon, Robert an eminent English divine, was born about 1168, and studied at Oxford, where he subsequently read divinity lectures. He is thought to have been either the father or the elder brother of Roger Bacon. His death occurred in 1248. He wrote, Glosses on the Holy Scripture :-On the Psalter: Discourses and Lectures. See … Continue reading “Bacon, Robert”