Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806

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African American mathematician and astronomer; assisted Ellicott in surveying site for Washington and the boundaries of the District of Columbia.

From the guide to the Benjamin Banneker, 1794, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), of African descent, gained notoriety as an inventory, surveyor, and calculator of almanacs.

From the description of Almanac, 1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191259143

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referencedIn	American Negro Historical Society. Collection, 1790-1905.	Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf	Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806. Almanac, 1791.	American Antiquarian Society
creatorOf	Banneker, Benjamin. [Letter], 1795 January 8th. Balt[imore] County [to Sally Lane].	Haverford College Library
creatorOf	Benjamin Banneker, 1794	New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn	Benjamin Banneker: Man of Science	National Archives at College Park
creatorOf	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Letters of Thomas Jefferson [manuscript] 1791-1826.	University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn	Murray, Daniel Alexander Payne, 1852-1925. Daniel Murray papers, 1872-1937.	Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
referencedIn	Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston. 1942 - 1945. BENJAMIN BANNEKER - ASTRONOMER-CITY PLANNER	National Archives at College Park

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associatedWith	American Negro Historical Society.
associatedWith	Angell, James, 1761-1797.
associatedWith	Goddard, William, 1740-1817.
associatedWith	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
associatedWith	Lane, Sally.
associatedWith	Murray, Daniel Alexander Payne, 1852-1925.