Benjamin Franklin
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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