Benjamin Franklin

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Founding Father of the United States diplomat human inventor philosopher politician polymath postmaster printer publisher scientist writer

Benjamin Franklin was a leading American polymath of the 18th century, renowned as a statesman, inventor, writer, and key figure in the American Enlightenment and the founding of the United States.

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Benjamin Franklin canonical 211
Franklin 2
American polymath Benjamin Franklin 1

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instanceOf Founding Father of the United States ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
politician ⓘ
polymath ⓘ
postmaster ⓘ
printer ⓘ
publisher ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
appearsOn Federal Reserve Note ⓘ
surface form: United States one-hundred-dollar bill
birthDate 1706-01-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
child Francis Folger Franklin ⓘ
Sarah Franklin Bache ⓘ
William Franklin ⓘ
citizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1790-04-17 ⓘ
deathPlace Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
familyName Benjamin Franklin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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founded American Philosophical Society ⓘ
Library Company of Philadelphia ⓘ
Union Fire Company ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
fullName Benjamin Franklin self-link ⓘ
givenName Benjamin ⓘ
heldPosition Postmaster General of the United States ⓘ
President of Pennsylvania ⓘ
United States Ambassador to France ⓘ
knownFor Franklin stove ⓘ
bifocal glasses ⓘ
experiments with electricity ⓘ
founding the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
kite experiment ⓘ
lightning rod ⓘ
negotiating the Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
role in drafting the United States Constitution ⓘ
role in drafting the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ
memberOf Constitutional Convention ⓘ
surface form: Constitutional Convention of 1787

Second Continental Congress ⓘ
movement Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
American Enlightenment ⓘ
notableWork Poor Richard's Almanack ⓘ
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
politician ⓘ
printer ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
portraitImage https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Benjamin_Franklin_by_Joseph_Duplessis_1778.jpg ⓘ
religion Deism ⓘ
signatureImage https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Benjamin_Franklin_Signature.svg ⓘ
spouse Deborah Read ⓘ

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American Philosophical Society → founder → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
American Philosophical Society → hasNotableMember → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania → founder → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Gulf Stream → chartedBy → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
American Declaration of Independence → committeeMember → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
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American Declaration of Independence → signer → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
Age of Enlightenment → majorFigure → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Second Continental Congress → member → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Treaty of Alliance (1778) → negotiatedBy → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Treaty of Alliance (1778) → signedBy → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Patriot (American Revolution) → notableLeader → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Essays to Do Good → influenced → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Framers of the United States Constitution → notableMember → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin → fullName → Benjamin Franklin self-link ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin → familyName → Benjamin Franklin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) → involvedDiplomat → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey → namedAfter → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Committee of Five → hasMember → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Franklin County, Maine → namedAfter → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin Parkway → namedAfter → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Great Seal of the United States → designContributedBy → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1783) → primaryUSNegotiator → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1783) → USSignatory → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Constitutional Convention → keyDelegate → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States → hasMemorialFor → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
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Franklin Field → namedFor → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
American Enlightenment → notableFigure → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Enlightenment science → hasKeyFigure → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Franklin County, Washington → namedAfter → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Penn → founder → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
subject surface form: University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Medal → namedAfter → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Franklin Court → dedicatedTo → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Franklin Court → namedAfter → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Franklin Park → namedAfter → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Arthur Lee → workedWith → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Patriots → notableMember → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Silas Deane → associatedWith → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Poor Richard's Almanack → author → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Poor Richard's Almanack → publisher → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Poor Richard's Almanack → createdBy → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Franklin stove → inventor → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Franklin stove → namedAfter → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Postmaster General of the United States → firstHolder → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Union Fire Company → foundedBy → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Union Fire Company → hasMember → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Union Fire Company → hasNotableMember → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Union Fire Company → associatedWithPerson → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin → author → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Library Company of Philadelphia → foundedBy → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Sarah Franklin Bache → father → Benjamin Franklin ⓘ