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For knowledge, too, is itself power.

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Francis Bacon
Age: 65 †
Born: 1561
Born: January 22
Died: 1626
Died: April 9
Astrologer
Former Lord Chancellor
Judge
Lawyer
Philosopher
Politician
Writer
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1st Viscount St. Alban
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Viscount St. Albans Verulam
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Viscount St. Alban
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