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1220–1292 · English polymath, philosopher and friar (c.1219/20–c.1292)
Also known as: Admirable Doctor, Doctor mirabilis, Frater Rogerus, Roger, Roger Bacco, Roger Bacho
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- The Opus majus of Roger Bacon
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