Who died of pneumonia following an experiment to freeze a chicken by stuffing it with snow?
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Last updated Jan 05 2017.
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Sir Francis Bacon
1626 - March, while driving near Highgate, decides to experiment with the effect of cold on the decay of meat, purchases a fowl and stuffs it with snow. Catches cold and develops bronchitis, dying on April 9.
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2007/05/31/francis-bacon-the-frozen-chicken/