Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman. The First Doctor and his companions watched Francis Bacon and Queen Elizabeth I meet with William Shakespeare on the Time-Space Visualiser. (DW: The Chase)
The Doctor claimed to have been present when Francis Bacon tried to stuff snow up a chicken. This caused Bacon to contract pneumonia and die. (PDA: Heart of TARDIS)
