Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath—a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he was a principal drafter of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the U.S. Constitution (1787), and was the first U.S. Postmaster …