Biographies: Icons of history
Benjamin Franklin
E2 30m
One of the original Founding Fathers, Franklin was noted for his discoveries, writings, ingenuity, and diversity of interests. His clever writings and proverbs are widely quoted this day. An architect of the American Revolution, despite never holding national elective office, he was a leader of the Enlightenment, and recognized and revered across Europe, the United States and around the globe.