Benjamin Franklin

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Personal Life

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 6th, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts and died on April 17th, 1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Boston Latin School until the age of ten, but never did graduate; however, he did further his education through extensive reading and other self teaching methods for much of his life. Ben was a prominent figure in the beginning years of the United states and is known as one of the founding fathers of the country. Benjamin Franklin contributed in writing the Declaration of Independence, drafting the Articles of Confederation and writing the Constitution of the United States. After moving to Philadelphia in 1723, he became a printer. Franklin worked many professions and would continue to hop back and forth from the U.S and England until 1785 when he became the sixth president of the United States. Alongside founding the United States, he was also a leading author, a politician, a diplomat, and most significantly an inventor and scientist. Benjamin was a scientist during the scientific periods known as the American Enlightenment and the history of physics in which he played a key role in contributing a plethora of discoveries and inventions.

External links

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/benjamin-franklin/a-short-biography.php https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/franklin-scientist.html http://www.britannica.com/biography/Benjamin-Franklin http://encyclopedia.gwu.edu/index.php?title=Benjamin_Franklin_University

References

Britannica Encyclopedia GW Encyclopedia