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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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