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Roger Bacon, English Franciscan philosopher and educational reformer who was a major medieval proponent of experimental science. Bacon studied mathematics, astronomy, optics, alchemy, and languages. He was the first European to describe in detail the process of making gunpowder.
Roger Bacon OFM ( / ˈbeɪkən /; [3] Latin: Rogerus or Rogerius Baconus, Baconis, also Frater Rogerus; c. 1219/20 – c. 1292 ), also known by the scholastic accolade Doctor Mirabilis, was a medieval English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empiricism.
Apr 19, 2007 · Roger Bacon (1214/1220–1292), Master of Arts, contemporary of Robert Kilwardby, Peter of Spain, and Albert the Great at the University of Paris in the 1240s, was one of the early Masters who taught Aristotle’s works on natural philosophy and metaphysics.
Roger Bacon (1214–1292) Roger Bacon’s most noteworthy philosophical accomplishments were in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences, and language studies. A conspicuous feature of his philosophical outlook was his emphasis on the utility and practicality of all scientific efforts.
Roger Bacon, (born c. 1220, Ilchester, Somerset, or Bisley, Gloucester?, Eng.—died 1292, Oxford), English scientist and philosopher. He was educated at Oxford and the University of Paris and joined the Franciscan order in 1247.
Roger Bacon was an English mathematician. His most important mathematical contribution is the application of geometry to optics. View eight larger pictures. Biography. Roger Bacon's parents were well-off landowners.
Read a biography on Roger Bacon the medieval philosopher and scientist. Why was he called Doctor Mirabilis?
May 14, 2018 · Bacon, Roger (b. England, ca. 1219; d. ca. 1292).natural philosophy, optics, calendar reform.Apart from some brief references in various chronicles, the only materials for Roger Bacon [1]’s biography are his own writings.
Roger Bacon. c. 1214-1292. English Philosopher, Educational Reformer, and Franciscan Monk. R oger Bacon played a key role in the early stages of the movement which eventually led to the Scientific Revolution.
An early advocate of employing direct, accurate observation and related mathematical analysis to test the theories of earlier scientists, Roger Bacon also wrote important works on logic, semantics, and semiotics.
