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Benjamin Franklin
1706-01-17 – 1790-04-17
Founding Father, inventor, diplomat, and polymath.
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Benjamin Franklin was one of the most versatile of the Founding Fathers, a printer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and statesman. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and his diplomatic work in France was critical to securing the alliance that won the Revolutionary War. His inventions include the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove.