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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher.
Nov 9, 2009 · Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, diplomat, a Founding Father and a leading figure of early American history.
Dec 10, 2020 · Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father and a polymath, inventor, scientist, printer, politician, freemason and diplomat. Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of...
May 16, 2024 · Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was not only the most famous American in the 18th century but also one of the most famous figures in the Western world of the 18th century; indeed, he is one of the most celebrated and influential Americans who has ever lived.
Benjamin Franklin, (born Jan. 17, 1706, Boston, Mass.—died April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.), American printer and publisher, author, scientist and inventor, and diplomat.
Nov 13, 2023 · It was on this day in 1789 that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote what was probably his last great quote, a saying about the Constitution and life that became true about five months later. In his time, Franklin may have been the most-quoted public figure of his generation.
Benjamin Franklin's Famous Quotes. “Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”. - Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1756. “He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.”. - Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1739. “There never was a good war or a bad peace.” -Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London ...
Oct 20, 2023 · Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography is both an important historical document and Franklin's major literary work. It was not only the first autobiography to achieve widespread popularity, but after two hundred years remains one of the most enduringly popular examples of the genre ever written. As such, it provides not only the story of Franklin ...
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one a signer of the US Constitution of 1787, Declaration of Independence, and Paris Peace Commission. He was the first US Postmaster General, a major figure in the American Enlightenment and scientist.
During Franklin's second mission to England in 1775, the British fired upon colonists at Lexington and Concord, officially beginning the American Revolution. Upon hearing the news, Franklin returned to the colonies.
