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Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790)
Founding Father of the United States
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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.

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Born
17 January 1706
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died
17 April 1790 (aged 84)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Zodiac Capricorn
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