All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Thomas jefferson to benjamin banneker, august 30, 1791. But it was his clock invention that really propelled the reputation of benjamin banneker. His parents are mary banneky, a free black, and robert, a freed slave from guinea references. The piano prince and his orchestra present the story of benjamin banneker, the extraordinary eighteenthcentury africanamerican astronomer and almanac writer, in this picture book biography. Benjamin banneker biography, birth date, birth place and. A selftaught mathematician and astronomer, he was the author of the first published almanac written by a black man. Benjamin banneker s thirst for knowledge began on his familys tobacco farm in prerevolutionary war maryland.
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Mathematician and astronomer benjamin banneker was born november 9, 1731 in 1752, banneker attracted attention by building a clock entirely out of wood. And he did it without any formal math or science training. This book describes the life of americas first black scientist, benjamin banneker, who published his own almanac, helped survey the site for the nations capital, and spoke out against slavery. Dear benjamin banneker smithsonians history explorer. He advocated for racial equality but was also interested in. Benjamin banneker was born a free man in maryland on november 9, 1731. October 9, 1806 in baltimore county, maryland best known for. Because he was a dark complexion and a great intellect, he was called the sable genius. The piano prince and his orchestra present the story of benjamin banneker, the extraordinary eighteenthcentury africanamerican astronomer and almanac writer, in this picturebook biography. On a farm located near the patapsco river, within about ten miles of the city of baltimore, in the state of mary land, on the 9th day of november, 1731, benjamin banneker was born. He learnt reading from his maternal grandmother and attended a small quaker school for a brief time. He built a striking clock entirely from wood, published a farmers almanac, and actively campaigned against slavery.
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