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Benjamin Franklin

Boston (Massachusetts)  17.01. 1706-Philadelphia 17.04.1790)
 
 Biographical History of Franklin
 
   
1706Born in  Boston, Massachusetts on 17 January.
  
1718Apprentice at his brother James in a print shop in Boston.
 
1723At the age of seventeen years leaves the family and went to Philadelphia.
 
1724London and continues his work as printer
 
1726Back in Philadelphia
 
1728Opens his print shop in Philadelphia.
 
1730They married Deborah Read Rogers.
 
1731Born in 1731 his son William, founded the first library in Philadelphia.
 
1732Born in 1732 his son Francis
 
1736He died in 1736 the son Francis
 
1737Promoted to Director of Postal Philadelphia
 
1742Proposed the idea for a University of Pennsylvania.
 
1743Born his daughter Sarah, also known as "Sally."
 
1745He died in 1745 his father Josiah.
 
1747Takes the first electrical experiments.
 
1748Closes the work of the printer.
 
1751Post 1751 in London "Experiments and observations on Electricity"
 
1752In June 1752 makes the famous experiment with the kite
The mother dies Abiah Folger Franklin
Founded the first American insurance company.
 
1757-62Works in London as representative of Pennsylvania
 
1762Back in 1762 in Philadelphia
 
1764Work in London
 
1767Work in France.
 
1769Elected president of the American Society of philosophy.
 
1774In London receive news of the death of his wife.
 
1775Back in Philadelphia
 
1776Sign the  Declaration of Independence American.
 
1778Negotiate the  alliance with France.
 
1779E 'appointed ambassador to France.
 
1782Negotiate in 1782, with John Adams and John Jay, the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain.
 
1783In Paris in 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers accomplished the first voyage in a balloon.
 
1784Leads negotiations with Prussia and other European countries.
 
1785Back in Philadelphia
 
1787Elected president of the Association for the Abolition of Slavery in America
, Is a member of the Committee for the preparation of American Constitutional Convention.
 
1790He died  at the age of eighty-four years.
 
Note : 1) da Enciclopedia Microsoft Encarta 1997-.