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Benjamin Franklin frequented (Café Procope)
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Description
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
FRS
FRSA
FRSE
(January 17, 1706 [
O.S.
January 6, 1705]
[Note 1]
– April 17, 1790) was a British American
polymath
and one of the
Founding Fathers of the United States
. Franklin was a leading writer,
printer
,
political philosopher
, politician,
Freemason
,
postmaster
, scientist, inventor, humorist,
civic activist
,
statesman
, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the
American Enlightenment
and the
history of physics
for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the
lightning rod
,
bifocals
, and the
Franklin stove
, among other inventions.
[1]
He founded many civic organizations, including the
Library Company
,
Philadelphia
's first
fire department
,
[2]
and the
University of Pennsylvania
.
[3]
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin Franklin
https://openplaques.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&phrase=victor+hugo
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