Bacon, Francis1 Syllabification: (Ba·con, Francis)Pronunciation: /ˈbākən/Definition of Bacon, Francis Baron Verulam and Viscount St. Albans (1561–1626), English statesman and philosopher. As a scientist he advocated the inductive method. Notable works: The Advancement of Learning (1605) and Novum Organum (1620). Bacon, Francis in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Bacon, Francis in the British & World English dictionary
