弗兰西斯·培根是英国由中世纪向近代转型时期的史学家。他继承了文艺复兴以来西方史学的优良传统,并试图有所发展和超越。培根建立在人自身发展和科学技术进步基础上的历史进步观,及其独具特色的史学思想与历史著作的撰述,都是其独特的知识背景及人生经历所铸就的。培根史学在西方和中国都产生了一定的影响。 Francis Bacon is a historian of British transition from the Middle Ages to the modern. He inherited the fine tradition of Western historiography since the Renaissance and attempted to develop and surpass it. Based on the development of mankind and the progress of science and technology, Bacon’s historical progress and its distinctive historical and historical writings are all created by his unique knowledge background and life experience. Bacon’s history has had a certain impact both in the West and in China.