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  2. Benjamin Banneker - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806) was an American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A landowner, he also worked as a surveyor and farmer.

  3. Benjamin Banneker's legacy, contributions to Black history ...

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    BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ingenuity. Banneker was born on a farm in 1731 in Oella, Maryland.

  4. List of African-American mathematicians - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Banneker: Bedini, Silvio A (1999). The life of Benjamin Banneker: the first African-American man of science. Maryland Historical Society. [3] Hinman, Bonnie (2000). Benjamin Banneker: American Mathematician and Astronomer (Colonial Leaders). [200] David Blackwell: Blackwell, David; Wilmot, Nadine (2003). An oral history with David ...

  5. Commemorations of Benjamin Banneker - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Banneker obelisk, Mount Gilboa Chapel, Oella, Maryland (see: Mount Gilboa Chapel). [134] [a 28] Benjamin Banneker Science Fair, Delaware Valley: Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey [135] Benjamin Banneker: SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone (milestone) of the District of Columbia: Arlington County and City of Falls Church, Virginia. [56]

  6. Banneker Institute teaches astronomy to historically ... - AOL

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    Illustration of Benjamin Banneker, 1731-1806. American mathematician, astronomer, writer, and farmer. ... The Banneker Institute is an astronomy program at Harvard University in Cambridge ...

  7. Mythology of Benjamin Banneker - Wikipedia

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    The original narrative supporting this selection (subsequently revised) [224] alleged that Banneker was an inventor, "a noted clock-maker", "was hired as part of an official six-man team to help survey and design the new capital city of the fledgling nation, making Benjamin Banneker among the first-ever African-American presidential appointees ...

  8. List of monuments to African Americans - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Banneker statue Benjamin Banneker: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. 2016 Statue stands in front of a plan of the City of Washington, which Banneker did not plan, design or survey (see Mythology of Benjamin Banneker and List of common misconceptions) The Quest for Parity: Octavius Catto

  9. George Ellicott - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] He was the father of Martha Ellicott Tyson (September 13, 1795 – March 5, 1873), who became an Elder of the Quaker Meeting in Baltimore, an anti-slavery and women's rights advocate, the author of a biography of Benjamin Banneker, a founder of Swarthmore College and an inductee to the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. [3]