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Francis Bacon (1561-1626)(弗朗西斯 ·培根 ) Birth: January 22,1561 (York House, London) Death: April 9,1626 ( High gate ) Cambridge trinity college(1573) introduction Francis Bacon（1561－1626） was the founder of English materialist philosophy（唯物主义哲学）。 He was born into the family of Sir Nicholas Bacon， keeper of the Privy Seal（御玺） to Queen Elizabeth. The boy early won the favor of the Queen. He went to Cambridge at twelve and after graduating at sixteen， took up law. He soon became one of the most successful lawyers of the time. At twenty-three he became a member of the House of Commons（下议院） and his judgment and eloquence（口才） made him famous. When James I came to England， Bacon obtained one important office after another until he became lord Chancellor（大法官） and was made a peer （nobleman） in 1618. He was an admirable judge， but in the course of rising he had made enemies who charged him with bribery （受贿）。 He was convicted （判罪） deprived （免去） of his office， fined and banished （流放） from London in 1621. Five years later， he died in disgrace （耻辱）。 Career Major Works Essay: A Definition It is a relatively short literary composition in prose, in which a writer discusses a topic, usually restricted in scope, or tries to persuade the reader to accept a particular point of view. the term essay was first applied to the form in 1580 by Montaigne, one of the greatest essayists of all time, to his pieces on friendship, love, death, and morality. In England the term was inaugurated（开始） in 1597 by Francis Bacon, who wrote shrewd（机灵的） meditations（沉思录） on civil and moral wisdom. Bacon’s Essays His Essays is the first example of that genre in English literature, which has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose. Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and powerfulness. And the neatness, the preciseness, the gravity, and the weightiness are the essential qualities of his writings. Balance and opposition are the most common strategies