FAQ About Roger Bacon
Was Roger Bacon related to Sir Francis Bacon?
While both Roger Bacon and Sir Francis Bacon made substantial contributions to the development of scientific thought, they were not related. Roger Bacon lived in the 13th century, while Sir Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. However, their shared advocacy for empirical testing and observation creates a thematic link between their works.
