| Full Name |
Benjamin Franklin |
| Date of Birth |
17 January 1706 |
| Place of Birth |
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Date of Death |
17 April 1790 |
| Place of Death |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
British American, United States |
| Education |
Apprenticed to his brother James Franklin (printer); self-educated |
| Profession |
Printer, writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, postmaster |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1720s - 1790 |
| Brief Information |
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a polymath renowned for his work as a writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. His contributions were instrumental in the American Revolution and the formation of the nation. |