Philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, and author, father of the scientific method, possibly the man behind the myth of Shakespeare.

Regrettably, other than probably enjoying the occasional slice, history can find no connection between Sir Bacon an the crunchy pork treat he shares a name with. But he's still a really cool guy. The word bacon we all know and love actually is derived from the Old High German bacho, meaning "back".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon
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