Roger Bacon
| Region | Occupation | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Scientist | 1219 | 1294 |
Oxford-trained Franciscan scholar and author of Opus majus (1264), a summary of ancient geographic knowledge; challenged then prevalent notion of an uninhabitable "Torrid Zone" south of known world; argued that continents of Africa and Asia both extended below Equator.
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Robert A. McCaugheyImages
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Peter Richards