Benjamin Banneker (person)

CTL-E-1569 · Person · other · 1750s-1800s

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Self-taught astronomer, surveyor, and almanac author (1731–1806); built a working wooden clock c. 1753; assisted the 1791 District of Columbia boundary survey; corresponded with Thomas Jefferson. Distinct from CTL-E-1019, an institution named for him.

The record

Also known as: Benjamin Banneker

Relationships

Andrew Ellicott — related to
Banneker assisted Major Andrew Ellicott in the 1791 survey of the District of Columbia boundary.
Baltimore, Maryland — from
Banneker was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, and farmed there his whole life.
Thomas Jefferson — related to
Banneker sent his almanac manuscript to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson in August 1791, denouncing slavery; Jefferson replied August 30, 1791.

Referenced by

Benjamin Banneker’s Almanac — authored by → this record

Sources

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