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Bookmark or Share- Benjamin Banneker: Biography, Mathematician, Astronomer, AlmanacsBenjamin Banneker was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs, and farmer. He helped survey territory for the U.S. capital, Washington D.C.
- Who Was Benjamin Banneker? | BritannicaBenjamin Banneker was a mathematician, astronomer, and writer who was considered one of the first important African American intellectuals. He was born on November 9, 1731, and grew up on his parents' farm outside of Baltimore.
- Benjamin Banneker Biography - life, family, story, death, history ...From 1792 through 1797 Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and amateur astronomer, calculated ephemerides (tables of the locations of stars and planets) for almanacs that were widely distributed and influential.
- Benjamin Banneker: Self-taught Astronomer - Sky & TelescopeThe story of astronomer and polymath Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806) is one of dignity and ingenuity against the backdrop of slavery and racism. Maryland began the 18th century as a plantation colony and slave society.
- Benjamin Banneker | Letter to Jefferson, Clock, Almanac, & Facts ...Benjamin Banneker (born November 9, 1731, Banneky farm [now in Oella], Maryland [U.S.]—died October 19? [see Researcher’s Note], 1806, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) was a mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs, inventor, and writer, one of the first important African American intellectuals.
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