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Brief biography FRANKLIN BENJAMIN (1706-1790)
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Benjamin Franklin is a statesman and political figure of the United States, an educator, diplomat, scientist, publisher, journalist, one of the founding fathers of the United States, and he was the only one whose signature stood under all three historical documents directly related to the formation of a sovereign state (The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Versailles Peace Treaty of 1783).
Franklin was the first citizen of his country to become a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Benjamin, born on January 17, 1706, became the 15th child in the family (two more were born after him).
His father, an English emigrant, worked as a craftsman, the family lived in Boston His father wanted to give Benjamin an education, but the funds were sufficient only for two years of schooling.
As a 12 year old teenager, he began working for his brother in the printing house as an apprentice, although he had already helped his father in the workshop since the age of 10.
Printing will be his main occupation for many years.
In 1723, Franklin was in Philadelphia, and the governor of the colony sent him to London; he spent a year and a half in the capital of Great Britain.
Upon his return to Philadelphia, he established his own printing house in 1727.
The following year, Franklin organized the Philadelphia Discussion Circle of Artisans and Merchants, which in 1743 would become the American Philosophical Society.
During the years 1729-1748.
Franklin was the publisher of the "Pennsylvania Gazette", from 1732 to 1758.
under his leadership, the "Poor Richard's Almanac" was published, in which one could find a lot of teachings, useful recommendations, sayings, aphorisms, etc.
During 1737-1753 he worked as a postmaster in Pennsylvania, and later until 1774 as a postmaster of the North American colonies.
Around this time, he began to engage in politics.
In 1754, the first congress of representatives of the colony was held in Albany, and Franklin was among those who initiated it, and then proposed a plan for their unification.
Franklin's authority, along with his material well being, was rapidly strengthening.
In 1757, he became the envoy of Pennsylvania to London, where he stayed until 1775 (with the exception of the period 1762-1765).
Upon his return to the United States in 1775, literally the next day, he was elected a delegate to the II Continental Congress, was among the persons who prepared the Declaration of Independence of 1776 From 1776 to 1785.
Benjamin Franklin was the US envoy to Paris.
The American French Treaty of Alliance (1778) and the Treaty of Versailles (1783) were signed, among other things, thanks to him.
The return to America took place in 1785, and at the same time Franklin became President of the legislative assembly of the state of Pennsylvania.
In 1787, as a deputy of the Constitutional Convention, he was one of the active participants in the preparation and organization of the Congress that adopted the Constitution.
Franklin left memories of himself as an extremely versatile person; many interesting facts can be found in his biography.
So, he was a member of one of the largest Masonic lodges, an outstanding scientist who made a certain contribution to the development of several sciences at once.
The main area of his scientific interests was physics, and the most significant were the works on electricity.
In particular, he proved that lightning has an electrical nature, invented the so called Franklin furnace, light bulbs for street lamps, a lightning rod, etc.
In 1789, the Russian Academy of Sciences elected him an honorary member; the same status was given to him by scientific institutions and communities of other countries.
While in Philadelphia, Franklin died on April 14, 1790.
His funeral was held on April 17 on an unprecedented scale with a huge crowd of people.
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