Which point makes Francis Bacon the father of essay?

Francis Bacon was an essayist, and his essays were short ,but loaded with meanings and ideas. He wrote essays in sixteenth century when the popular literary trend was poetry. He gave more importance to Latin, and all his works were written in that language, except essays, which were written in English. read more

Bacon can rightly be called the father of English essay. Bacon borrowed the general conception of his essays from the French writer and philosopher Montaigne. It is said that if Montaigne gave birth to essays in French, Bacon took the responsibility of maturing this newborn baby in English. read more

Though Bacon considered the Essays"but as recreation of my other studies", he was given high praise by his contemporaries, even to the point of crediting him with having invented the essay form. Later researches made clear the extent of Bacon's borrowings from the works of Montaigne, Aristotle and other writers, but the Essays have nevertheless remained in the highest repute. read more