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  1. Born: January 17 [January 6, Old Style], 1706, Boston, Massachusetts [U.S.] Died: April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. (aged 84) Title / Office: Continental Congress (1775-1775), United States. Founder: American Philosophical Society. Awards And Honors: Hall of Fame (1900) Copley Medal (1753) Top Questions.

  2. Dec 10, 2020 · Benjamin Franklin is best known as one of the Founding Fathers who never served as president but was a respected inventor, publisher, scientist and diplomat.

  3. He organized and was the first secretary of the American Philosophical Society and was elected its president in 1769. He was appointed deputy postmaster-general for the British colonies in 1753, [6] which enabled him to set up the first national communications network.

  4. 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.

  5. 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. He was apprenticed at age 12 to his brother, a local printer.

  6. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a scientist, ambassador, philosopher, statesmen, writer, businessman and celebrated free thinker and wit. Franklin is often referred to as ‘America’s Renaissance Man’ and he played a pivotal role in forging a united American identity during the American Revolution. Early life Benjamin Franklin.

  7. Life of Benjamin Franklin. A Continuation of Franklin's Autobiography by Jared Sparks

  8. Jul 4, 2024 · Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and signer of the United States Constitution.

  9. Read the biography of Benjamin Franklin the American revolutionary, diplomat and inventor. What did he prove with his kite experiment?

  10. Benjamin Franklin, American printer and publisher, author, inventor and scientist, and diplomat. One of the foremost of the American Founding Fathers, he helped draft the Declaration of Independence. He also made important contributions to science, especially in the understanding of technology.