Francis Bacon , 1st Viscount St. Alban , QC ( 22 January 1561 - 9 April 1626 ) , was an English philosopher , statesman , scientist , jurist , orator , essayist , and author .
Francis Bacon , 1st Viscount St. Alban KC , ( 22 January 1561 - 9 April 1626 ) , was an English philosopher , statesman , and author .