Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker, a self-taught astronomer with an aptitude
for mathematics, also made a clock, worked as a farmer, wrote almanacs, and
worked closely with Pierre L’Enfant and George Ellicott on the layout of
Washington, D.C. Mr. Banneker came into the world as a free man in 1731, in the
state of Maryland (Asante, 48). After his
work in Washington D.C., Mr. Banneker produced almanacs that he sold in the United States
and abroad (Asante, 49). Mr. Banneker died in 1806 (Asante, 48).
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Source: Asante, M.K. (2002). 100 Greatest African Americans:
A Biographical Encyclopedia. New York: Prometheus Books. pp. 48-49.
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