Benjamin Banneker Biography

Benjamin Banneker biography

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NAME: Benjamin Banneker
OCCUPATION: Astronomer
BIRTH DATE: November 09, 1731
DEATH DATE: October 25, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ellicott's Mills, Maryland

PLACE OF DEATH: Baltimore, Maryland

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Benjamin Banneker was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs, inventor, and writer.

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Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9, 1731, in Ellicott's Mills, Maryland. A free black who owned a farm near Baltimore, Banneker was largely self-educated in astronomy by watching the stars and in mathematics by reading borrowed textbooks. He became an active writer of almanacs and was appointed by President George Washington to the District of Columbia Commission.