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Benjamin Banneker

Plate 22

Mathematics · Astronomy · Science · Publishing

Benjamin Banneker

1731 – 1806

Banneker was a mathematician, astronomer, surveyor and almanac publisher whose astronomical observations and published almanacs established an important intellectual presence for a free Black scientist in early America.

  • •Published astronomical almanacs as a free Black scientist in early America
  • •One of the most important early Black scientific intellectuals in the Atlantic world

Class Of 2026

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