English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I.
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Irish-born British figurative painter (1909–1992)
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery.
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British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA (1916–2004)
Francis Crick
Francis Harry Compton Crick was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist.
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French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622)
Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales was a Catholic prelate from Savoy who served as Bishop of Geneva from 1602 to 1622.
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American political scientist, political economist, and author
Francis Fukuyama
Francis Yoshihiro Fukuyama is an American political scientist, political economist, and international relations scholar.
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British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton was an English polymath and the originator of eugenics during the Victorian era; his ideas later became the basis of behavioural genetics.
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Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
Francis of Assisi
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans.
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Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese cleric and missionary.
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Spanish painter (1598–1664)
Francisco de Zurbarán
Francisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish Baroque painter.
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