Francis Bacon rose from poverty to develop his career as a British politician and entrepreneur and wrote distinguished essays on humanism and innovative scientific philosophy. Most notably known as "the father of the English essay" (McDougal 455), Bacon's influential works were largely influenced by the principles of the Renaissance period. Even Thomas Jefferson, one of our nation's founding fathers, admitted to being influenced by Bacon's essays (McDougal 455). One of the core ideologies determined by his works is humanism, which describes how logic and knowledge derived from ancient Greek and Roman records can provide the best guides for learning and living. Even more, Bacon, who was inspired by Renaissance notions of humanism, contributed significantly to contemporary society by providing a lucid distinction between philosophy and religion. From an early age, Sir Francis Bacon made steady progress in politics and wrote highly influential essays on philosophical inquiry, natural science, and social status. In fact, Francis Bacon is recognized as one of the founders of the scientific revolution and he was the first to establish the notion of doing experiments in order to form a conclusion or hypothesis. As an intellectual, Francis Bacon enrolled at Cambridge University at the age of 13, but was forced to earn his living as a civil servant after the death of his father. During his legal career, he questioned many aspects of religion and current theorists of his time and wrote numerous rants on law, state and religion as well as traditional politics (Klein ). He stated that “all moral action is the action of the human will, which is governed by reason and stimulated by passion; habit is that which helps men to direct their will towards...... middle of paper ......yclopedia.org/entry/Francis_Bacon>.Grendel, Paul F. "Bacon, Francis 1561-1626 English politician and philosopher. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale, 2004. The web. April 1, 2012. .Kemerling, Garth. “The Renaissance”. Philosophy pages. Internet. April 1, 2012. Klein, Jurgen. “Francis Bacon.” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Summer 2011 edition). 2011. Internet. April 1, 2012. .McDougal Little Literature: British literature. Boston: McDougal Littell, 2009. p. 454-455. Zagorin, Perez. “Human philosophy: morality and politics”. Gale Literary Resources. Gale, 2007. The web. April 1. 2012. .