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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

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Francis Bacon
Age: 65 †
Born: 1561
Born: January 22
Died: 1626
Died: April 9
Astrologer
Former Lord Chancellor
Judge
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Philosopher
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Francis Bacon Saint Albans
Francis Bacon St. Albans
Franciscus Bacon de Verulamio
Franciscus Baconus de Verulamio
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1st Viscount St. Alban
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Baron of Verulam Bacon
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Viscount St. Albans Verulam
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Francis Bacon de Verulamius
Francis Bacon of Verulam
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Viscount St. Alban
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