PHILOSOPHER

Roger Bacon

1220 - 1292

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Roger Bacon (; Latin: Rogerus or Rogerius Baconus, Baconis, also Frater Rogerus; c. 1219/20 – c. 1292), also known by the scholastic accolade Doctor Mirabilis, was a polymath, a medieval English philosopher, scientist, theologian and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empiricism. Intertwining his Catholic faith with scientific thinking, Roger Bacon is considered one of the greatest polymaths of the medieval period. In the early modern era, he was regarded as a wizard and particularly famed for the story of his mechanical or necromantic brazen head. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Bacon has received more than 1,875,075 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Roger Bacon is the 99th most popular philosopher (down from 80th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 89th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Philosopher.

Roger Bacon is most famous for his work on optics and the scientific method.

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  • 70

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Roger Bacon ranks 99 out of 1,267. Before him are Zhuang Zhou, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Jean Bodin, Boethius, Jeremy Bentham, and George Gurdjieff. After him are Anaximenes of Miletus, Al-Tabari, Aristippus, Jacques Derrida, Roland Barthes, and Meister Eckhart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1220, Roger Bacon ranks 3. Before him are Pope Martin IV, and Alexander Nevsky. After him are William of Rubruck, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Brunetto Latini, Stefan Uroš I, Traidenis, Alphonse, Count of Poitiers, Ugolino della Gherardesca, Emperor Go-Saga, and Enzo of Sardinia. Among people deceased in 1292, Roger Bacon ranks 1. After him are Pope Nicholas IV, Kinga of Poland, Abraham Abulafia, Thibaud Gaudin, Guiraut Riquier, William VII, Marquis of Montferrat, and John Peckham.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Bacon ranks 108 out of 8,785. Before him are Jane Seymour (1508), Christopher Lee (1922), Liam Neeson (1952), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), George V (1865), and Jeremy Bentham (1748). After him are Terry Pratchett (1948), Ian McKellen (1939), H. G. Wells (1866), Maggie Smith (1934), Ada Lovelace (1815), and Blackbeard (1680).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Roger Bacon ranks 8. Before him are John Locke (1632), Thomas Hobbes (1588), David Hume (1711), Thomas More (1478), Herbert Spencer (1820), and Jeremy Bentham (1748). After him are William of Ockham (1285), John Venn (1834), Joseph Priestley (1733), Duns Scotus (1265), John Wycliffe (1324), and Pelagius (360).

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