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Benjamin Franklin

A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.

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Born 17 January 1706
Died 17 April 1790

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    First published in 2007 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Bagatelles from Passy

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  • Cover of: Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain

    First published in 1930 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin : By Benjamin Franklin: Illustrated

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  • Cover of: Benjamin Franklin : His Autobiography: with a Narrative of His Public Life and Services

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  • Cover of: Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a Continuation

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  • Cover of: Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written by Himself. Together with Humorous, Moral, and Literary Essays, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator. among Which Are Several Not in Any American Edition

    First published in 2022 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin; Volume 6

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  • Cover of: Select Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Autobiography

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  • Cover of: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Other Writings

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  • Cover of: Chess Made Easy: New and Comprehensive Rules for Playing the Game of Chess

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  • Cover of: Benjamin Franklin's Jugendjahre, Von Ihm Selbst Für Seinen Sohn Beschrieben

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  • Cover of: Chess Player ...: Containing Franklin's Essay on the Morals of Chess, Introduction to the Rudiments of Chess

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  • Cover of: The Life Of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 2

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Born 17 January 1706
Died 17 April 1790

Subjects

Statesmen, Biography, Franklin, benjamin, 1706-1790, Early works to 1800, History, Politics and government, American Maxims, Success, Correspondence, Maxims, Electricity, Conduct of life, Early works to 1850, Foreign relations, American Almanacs, Quotations, Statesmen, united states, United states, history, Wealth, Marriage, American literature, Statesmen, biography, Saving and investment, Scientists, Juvenile literature

Places

United States, Pennsylvania, Great Britain, Philadelphia, France, Alabama, America, Owl Creek Bridge, Massachusetts, England, Grande-Bretagne, Missouri, Philadelphia (Pa.), Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Gulf Stream, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Saint Louis, Salem

People

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Nollet abbé (1700-1770), Peyton Farquhar, Amanda Wingfield, Devil, Ethelred, Jim O'Connor, John Douglas (1721-1807), Laura Wingfield, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Tom Wingfield, William Burke (1730-1798), Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Annabel Lee, Arthur Miller (1915-), Aylmer, Benjamin Franklin, Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Elizabeth

Time

1775-1783, To 1775, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1783-1789, Revolution, 1775-1783, 18th century, 1861-65, 1755-1763, 1861-1865, 19th century, American Civil War, French and Indian War, 1755-1763, To 1865, 1692, 1754-1763, 1760-1789, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1600s, 1750s, 1789-1809, Benjamin Franklin, Civil War, December, Revolution, 1789-1799, Siege, 1741

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Alternative names

  • Benjamín Franklin
  • Benjamin Benjamin Franklin
  • Benjamin FRANKLIN
  • benjamin franklin
  • BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

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September 30, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
January 9, 2022 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 7, 2020 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import