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January 9, 2022 | History

Benjamin Franklin

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

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

Born 17 January 1706
Died 17 April 1790

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  • Cover of: My dear girl: [collection of Benjamin Franklin's correspondence with Polly Stevenson].

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience

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  • Cover of: Poor Richard improved: being an almanack and ephemeris of the motions of the sun and moon; the true places and aspects of the planets; the rising and setting of the sun, and the rising, setting and southing of the moon, for the year of our Lord 1758: being the second after leap-year ...

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  • Cover of: Benjamin Franklin's autobiographical writings

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  • Cover of: The papers of Benjamin Franklin: January 1 through December 31, 1766 / Leonard W. Labaree, ed. ... [et al.].

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  • Cover of: Benjamin Franklins: Autobiography and Selected Writings

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  • Cover of: Franklin: Writings (Library of America)
    First published in 1987 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Satires and Bagatelles

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  • Cover of: The ingenious Dr. Franklin: selected scientific letters of Benjamin Franklin

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  • Cover of: wisdom of Benjamin Franklin: being reflections and observations on men and events, not included in Poor Richard's almanac; chosen from his collected papers, with introd. by John J. Murphy.

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  • Cover of: A catalogue of choice and valuable books: consisting of near 600 volumes, in most faculties and sciences, viz. divinity, history, law, mathematics, philosophy, physic, poetry, &c. Which will begin to be sold for ready money, only, by Benj. Franklin, at the Post-Office in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the 11th of April 1744. at nine a clock in the morning ...

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  • Cover of: Benjamin Franklin's letters to Madame Helvétius and Madame La Freté

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  • Cover of: libro del hombre de bien

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  • Cover of: The political thought of Benjamin Franklin
    First published in 1965 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Reflections on courtship and marriage: in two letters to a friend, wherein a practicable plan is laid down for obtaining and securing conjugal felicity.

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  • Cover of: Remarks on a late protest against the appointment of Mr. Franklin an agent for this province.

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  • Cover of: An account of the new invented Pennsylvanian fire-places

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  • Cover of: private life of the late Benjamin Franklin ...

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  • Cover of: life of Dr. Benj. Franklin.: Written by himself.  And continued by Dr. Stuber

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  • Cover of: [Photographs of pages printed by Benjamin Franklin with identifications of the types].

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American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

Born 17 January 1706
Died 17 April 1790

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January 9, 2022 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
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April 7, 2020 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari Edited without comment.
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