Deceased
Q34969
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
Born: January 17, 1706
(1706)
· Boston
Died: April 17, 1790
(1790)
· Philadelphia
Age at death: 84 years
Cause of death: pleurisy
Manner of death: natural causes
| Nationality | United States, British America |
|---|---|
| Occupation | writer, journalist, politician, musician, autobiographer, economist, philosopher, inventor, physicist, statesperson, designer, diplomat, publisher, librarian, polymath, political activist, political philosopher, chess player, political theorist, printer, editor, postmaster, dilettante |
| Field of work | physics |
| Education | Boston Latin School |
| Employer | University of Pennsylvania |
| Position held | United States Ambassador to France, Delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, United States Ambassador to Sweden, United States Postmaster General, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania |
| Gender | male |
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Source: Wikidata Q34969