Benjamin Franklin

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born

January 17, 1706

died

April 17, 1790

gender

male

place of birth

Boston, MA, United States

genre

Science, Nonfiction

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Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most important and influental Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As a political writer and activist he, more than anyone, invented the idea of an American nation, and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.

books by Benjamin Franklin

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avg rating: 3.69 | 1151 ratings | 73 distinct works

	Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School (Paperback) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 4.16 — 32 ratings — published 2003	my rating:
	Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings (Library of America) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 4.14 — 29 ratings — published 2005	my rating:
	Way to Wealth (Hardcover) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 4.05 — 22 ratings — published 1986 6 editions	my rating:
	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Hardcover) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 3.95 — 19 ratings — published 1993 51 editions	my rating:
	Ben Franklin (Hardcover) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 3.35 — 17 ratings — published 2005	my rating:
	Benjamin Franklin's the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living (Paperback) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 4.33 — 12 ratings — published 1996 2 editions	my rating:
	Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom (Americana Pocket Gift Editions) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 4.18 — 11 ratings — published 1998 3 editions	my rating:
	Poor Richard's Almanack (1733) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 4.40 — 10 ratings — published 2002	my rating:
	The Sayings of Poor Richard: The Prefaces, Proverbs, and Poems of Benjamin Franklin, Originally Printed in Poor Richard's Almanacs for 1773-1758 (Hardcover) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 4.00 — 9 ratings — published 1974	my rating:
	Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Journal of John Woolman, Fruits of Solitude (Harvard Classics, Part 1) by Benjamin Franklin avg rating 3.67 — 9 ratings — published 2004	my rating: