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.

Aliases (2)

Franklin ×2
Benjamin Franklin (father-in-law by second marriage) ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Founding Father of the United States → diplomat → human → inventor → philosopher → politician → polymath → postmaster → printer → publisher → scientist → writer →
appearsOn	United States one-hundred-dollar bill →
birthDate	1706-01-17 →
birthPlace	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, Pennsylvania, United States →
familyName	Franklin →
founded	American Philosophical Society → Library Company of Philadelphia → Union Fire Company → University of Pennsylvania →
fullName	Benjamin Franklin →
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 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 →

Referenced by (91)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science → Benjamin Franklin Parkway → Franklin County → Franklin County, Kentucky → Franklin County, Maine → Franklin County, Massachusetts → Franklin County, New York → Franklin County, Ohio → Franklin County, Pennsylvania → Franklin County, Washington → Franklin Court → Franklin Elementary School ("Franklin") → Franklin Medal → Franklin Park → Franklin School (New York City) → Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey → Franklin stove → Franklin, New Hampshire → The Franklin Institute →	namedAfter
Library Company of Philadelphia → Pennsylvania Hospital → Philadelphia Academy → Union Fire Company →	foundedBy
Hotel d’York → Old South Meeting House → Union Fire Company →	associatedWithPerson
American Philosophical Society → University of Pennsylvania → University of Pennsylvania →	founder
American Revolutionary era → Enlightenment science → Townshend Acts era →	hasKeyFigure
Francis Folger Franklin → Samuel Osgood ("Benjamin Franklin (father-in-law by second marriage)") → William Franklin →	relative
Poor Richard's Almanack → The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin →	author
Franklin Court → Franklin Court Underground Museum →	dedicatedTo
Francis Folger Franklin → Sarah Franklin Bache →	father
Committee of Five → Union Fire Company →	hasMember
American Philosophical Society → Union Fire Company →	hasNotableMember
Framers of the United States Constitution → Patriots →	notableMember
Arthur Lee → Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes →	workedWith
X the Owl →	admires
Benjamin Franklin’s parents →	areParentsOf
Silas Deane →	associatedWith
Gulf Stream →	chartedBy
William Franklin →	childOf
United States Declaration of Independence →	committeeMember
Poor Richard's Almanack →	createdBy
Great Seal of the United States →	designContributedBy
Benjamin Franklin ("Franklin") →	familyName
Postmaster General of the United States →	firstHolder
Benjamin Franklin →	fullName
Benjamin Franklin’s parents →	hadChild
Granary Burying Ground →	hasMemorialFor
Franklin →	hasNotableBearer
Enlightenment philosophy →	hasNotableFigure
Philadelphia Academy →	hasNotableFounder
The American Adventure →	hostCharacters
Essays to Do Good →	influenced
Franklin stove →	inventor
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) →	involvedDiplomat
Constitutional Convention →	keyDelegate
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial statue (Philadelphia) →	mainSubject
Age of Enlightenment →	majorFigure
Second Continental Congress →	member
Franklin Field →	namedFor
Treaty of Alliance (1778) →	negotiatedBy
Boston Latin School →	notableAlumnus
American Enlightenment →	notableFigure
Patriot (American Revolution) →	notableLeader
Sarah Franklin Bache →	notableRelative
United States half dollar coins →	obverseDesign
Tom Wilkinson →	portrayed
John Adams (miniseries) →	portrays
Treaty of Paris (1783) →	primaryUSNegotiator
Definitive Treaty of Peace →	principalAmericanNegotiator
Poor Richard's Almanack →	publisher
Treaty of Alliance (1778) →	signedBy
Definitive Treaty of Peace →	signedFor
United States Declaration of Independence →	signer
It's All About the Benjamins →	titlePhraseRefersTo
Treaty of Paris (1783) →	USSignatory
Stacy Schiff →	wroteAbout