Homeplace: Baltimore, MD
Birthdate: November 7, 1731
Benjamin Banneker was a “free” astronomer like his grandfather. He also was a surveyor, an almanac author, mathematician and farmer.
Fun Facts:
- He was born to a “free black man”
- He made a clock of wood that ran for 40 years at the age of 21.
- He was said to urge Thomas Jefferson to work towards abolishing slavery.
- He never married
- He was self taught in astronomy
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