A Brief History
On April 14, 1775, Benjamin Franklin along with Benjamin Rush founded the first abolitionist society in the US, The Society For the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. Apparently, in those days catchy acronyms were not the style!
Digging Deeper
Ben Franklin was a man of such a variety of talents and involved in so many things we have to call him The Most Interesting Man in the World!
Born in 1706 in Boston, Franklin worked as a young man as a printer. When only 15 he scored his first of many major firsts, in this case founding the country’s first independent newspaper. A man of science and letters, Franklin was an accomplished writer and inventor while also being politically and socially active, serving as a political writer (Poor Richard’s Almanac), ambassador to France, and influential member of the Founding Fathers that set up the war for independence and the framing of the constitution.
Outgoing and popular, Franklin was not an ideal family man, but he sure was popular with the ladies! Famous for one or more illegitimate children, Franklin also gave us the pot-bellied or Franklin stove, bifocal eyeglasses, perfected the lightning rod, founded the first circulating public library, started the first post office, experimented with electricity and served as the first Postmaster General of the US. Franklin even invented a nifty musical instrument called the Glass Armonica!
Franklin also studied ocean currents, the nature of light, the effects of evaporation on cooling, weather patterns, various factors effecting electrical transmission, population growth rates, and he even invented the process by which a decision can be logically arrived at by listing the Pros and Cons in two columns. Aside from the abolitionist society he also founded other societies and created the first public fire department!
Although Franklin did own slaves, he did free them and campaign for the abolition of slavery. He also was an advocate of freedom of religion, although he may well have been an atheist himself.
Ben Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, so in a way you can say he also invented the United States! All these things listed here are but an incomplete list of Franklin’s accomplishments, and for absolutely fascinating reading we encourage you to look into this amazing man’s life in more detail.
Pictured on our $100 bill (and formerly on the half-dollar coin), Franklin is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, American of all time, and deserving of the title, The Most Interesting Man in the World!
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Tribeca Books, 2013.
Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. Simon & Schuster, 2004.
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I found this article very interesting. I had no idea how amazing Franklin was. After reading this article I thought me so much about him and all that he achieved in life.
Today, I learned a great deal about Franklin. I didn’t know he achieved so many different things in his life. I think he quite the guy!!!!!
I am very impressed with the accomplishments of Ben Franklin. It is easy to see why he was quite the ladies man. The man was very intelligent and helped to develop the world and technology as it is today.
I did not know of all Franklin’s accomplishments. He accomplished much in his lifetime. Very interesting.
I am shocked at all he has accomplished, i never knew how much he accomplished.
I knew some of his larger accomplishments but I was not aware of all of them. Very impressive to have done that much. What a guy!
I did not know he had so many accomplishments. They really dly under the radar.
The only thing i ever really knew about Benjamin Franklin was the story of him and the kite. I did not know he did so much else.
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I did not know how much Franklin did achieve. This man has been very beneficially to this world.
Benjamin Franklin was an amazing man. Back in those days, you could be an engineer, farmer etc. There were not limited fields. I love this article.
Benjamin Franklin made wonderful contributions to many things. Glad this article exemplifies them!
Ben Franklin is wonderful to study and seems like he has the right ideas about most of the things he studies. He appears to have been a very well rounded individual.
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Of all his inventions, a circulated public library is still the best.
it is crazy how Ben Franklin did so many things in his life. The world may be a completely different place if it wasn’t for his creations and ideas.
Ben Franklin was a very intelligent man with all of his inventions he created. Without him, maybe those inventions would’ve never existed.
Ben Franklin was truly a renaissance man! He did everything, except keep his ideas of what it meant to be a good man in his writings, that being faithful to one’s partner
I had no idea Ben Franklin was involved in that many things.
Maybe his slaves game him some ideas? You never know.
I am surprised he studied such different topics, instead of being an expert in one field.
Ben Franklin definitely earned having his face on the $100 bill. What a guy.
I read that Ben loved fart jokes.
It is interesting to see the influence one person can have on a whole country. You still hear Ben Franklin’s name come up when people talk about all of the different things he was involved in and how these things have evolved into a modern United States. Very interesting man to say the least!
I found this article interesting because wr now have our own “most interesting man in the world” in the present day. From having all the women after him, helping draft The Declaration of Independence, and inventing many practical inventions, Franklin’s life was quite productive and luxurious.
Franklin owned slaves yet campaigned to free them? Sounds a bit contradictory to me.
I always wondered why he was chosen for the 100 dollar bill. I now see why! Even more accomplishments than I thought.
More praise for an old white slave owning man.
Interesting to find out how many different things he was involved in..
I didn’t know many of those things about him. Interesting.
Very interesting to read about all of his accomplishments.
I did not know all of that about him. I thought the article was very interesting.
I had no clue that franklin had achieved so much in his life time. He was definitely an innovator
What an amazing man… I never knew he had accomplished so many things in his life! — DAVID WARDLE
Very interesting, I didn’t know he did a few of those things! he truly was great clever.
He definitely had an incredible life. So many inventions, science experiments. Really interesting man.
i would definitely give him the very same title
Tons of praise to this guy. A man of many talents to say the least!!!
I say he deserves all the praise that he gets, considering how much he contributed to society.
I did not know a lot of the things mentioned in this article, so I definitely feel as if he was an amazing man and political figure!
B. Franklin: Intellectual Jack of all Trades
Ben Franklin is in my opinion one of the most interesting men in the world. Not only due to his many accomplishments that are outlined in this article, but for a more important reason. How would Nicholas Cage read the back of the Declaration of Independence in National Treasure if Ben Franklin never invented bifocals? That is why we NEED to realize Ben Franklin is utterly important to history both at a national and international level.
Wow, I’ve always wondered why he was on the $100 bill! He definitely deserves it. He has really such an interesting guy…I had no idea that he achieved this much!!
I agree that Ben Franklin achieved a lot in his lifetime and deserves to be on the $100 bill; however, I think it would be a huge step for the United States if a woman would appear on their currency. There are at least 10 other countries that already do so, and I believe that it is beyond time for the U.S.
I had no idea how many things Ben Franklin accomplished in his life time, the fact that one person could do so much is really remarkable!
I think I knew that Ben Franklin owned slaves; however, it is very admirable that he saw and believed that what he was doing was wrong and was outspoken about the other side. That is so admirable as well as his position on freedom of religion. If Franklin was truly an atheist, then the same idea could be applied as he also fought for freedom of religion. We do not see this much anymore but, he clearly put his personal feelings aside and advocated for what he truly thought was best for this country. If that does not earn you a spot on the $100 bill, I don’t know what does.
This is a very interesting article that posts Benjamin Franklin in a different light. Most of the time you just hear about a few of the mentioned accomplishments, but it was very interesting to find out that he studied ocean currents, the nature of light, and more. The pros and cons list was also an interesting fact that I believe most people did not know the origin of. Overall a great quick read and provided some information that I have never known before even doing reports about Benjamin Franklin.
I think Dos Equis needs a new face for their commercials! What an accomplished guy!
That’s pretty funny. With all Ben Franklin accomplished, he truly was the most interesting man in the world at his time.
After reading this article it makes perfect sense why Ben Franklin is on the $100 bill, because he deserves it! He accomplished so much in his life and I wonder how different America would be today without him. Franklin was ahead of his time and his most profound inventions/ideas are still around today. With how far and how quick technology has advanced, in today’s age it is quite an accomplishment to have.
I had no idea that Ben Franklin invented the process of the pros and cons list. I use this method to make decisions in my life all the time. It seems like Franklin had knowledge in almost every subject and use his knowledge to help others.
The United States definitely benefited from the contributions of Benjamin Franklin. From this article, Franklin seemed to be a forward thinker for societal betterment with the formation of the society fighting for African American rights and well as freedom of religion. Nevertheless, I’m sure with all of his political influence and social pull, Franklin was not one to cross back in the day.
Definitely someone who changed the world or at least america in an extremely positive way. Very influential and reputable person. I am interested to know what he thought about the constitution if he was an atheist though. This nation was created under one God after all so did he secretly not in agree with it the founding of this nation?
Who would have thought the first public circulating library started with Benjamin Franklin? It’s always cool to learn about the roots of something we overlook on a daily basis.
I found it to be very interesting that one man, who is known for a few of his major accomplishments, was noted in history for much more than many know of him such as, being an atheist, yet advocate for religious freedom, slaveholder who freed his slaves and one who studied various topics.
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It seems like Benjamin Franklin had a hand in every aspect of America when we were just starting up. I wonder how he had so much time to do all of these things. He was definitely a busy guy!
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Other than knowing Franklin from the Independence of Declaration and the Constitution, I did not know anything else that was in this article. I think this was a interesting and cool article to read. Also I did not know why he was on the 100 dollar bill, so that was cool as well.
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Before reading this article, I knew of Benjamin Franklin, but not very much. It is interesting that Benjamin Franklin has done quite a bit more in history than people realize. I mean to be honest I knew he helped with the Constitution, and Declaration of Independence, but I seriously had no idea he owned slaves. I did not have a clue that he was a general, this article was really interesting to read.
In my opinion Franklin is probably the most accomplished man in history or modern times. No wonder he’s on the $100 bill. And that picture at the beginning of the article is pretty sweet too.
I never knew he invented and accomplished so many things. I always knew him as the guy who invented electricity, but now I know he did way more. He was a very successful man.
He certainly accomplished much with his life. GW
God bless Ben Franklin. He seems like a pretty cool guy, he accomplished so much in his life- kudos to him.
I was not aware of all the accomplishments that Franklin had achieved. Incredible! He was extremely influential and we wouldn’t be where we are today without him!
I never knew all that Ben Franklin accomplished. I think the coolest thing was creating the first country’s newspaper.
the fact that Franklin was a huge contributor to todays society means to me that he was one of the greatest men to live. I also didn’t know that he had so many accomplishments I knew about some but not all.
A true renaissance man, Franklin really did step out of his comfort zone to accomplish so much.
I did not know all of the accomplishments that Ben Franklin had completed. It makes sense why he is on the $100 bill
Benjamin Franklin was a name that you learned so early in elementary school, but you never could appreciate his accomplishments at such a young age. It is always interesting to read about him and everything he achieved now and recognize how phenomenal he was and all of the great, intelligent things that he did with his life.
He was definitely an accomplished man!
Ben Franklin is a lot more intellectual than I expected and also very surprising for that late in history. Love the first picture,
Ben Franklin was quite the man and was truly one of the first abolitionists. Big respect to him! A man of many talents.
Ben must have been a busy man. I had no idea he started the first post office. If not for him, maybe we would still be sending letters by carrier pigeon.
he accomplished an incredible amount of feats and earned his place on the 100$ bill
Wow, what couldn’t this man do? I wonder why he never wanted to run for President. He was an incredible man and America was fortunate to have him as a key individual in our gain of independence.
He was a very accomplished man. I didn’t know that he first founded the post office.
I didn’t know Ben Franklin was so cool. I can’t imagine what America would be like today without his inventions.
He was a very accomplished man
It’s amazing that Ben Franklin started the nation’s first independent
newspaper when he was only 15 years old.
He has a lot more accomplishments than I realized. I think my favorite is funding the library.
Franklin is truly one of the most well rounded and accomplished men in America’s history. It’s crazy to think he was that young of an age when he created the first independent newspaper in America. Many other historical accomplishments as well.
Proof that even during the founding of our nation you can see the seeds for the civil war being planted
Ben Franklin was a very smart man. What I learned about if what he did when he was not in public shocked me, who would of guess a nerd like Franklin would be so outgoing.
I give Ben Franklin a lot of credit. He did a lot of our country. He in my opipion is one of the best presidents ever. All the way from him being the picture on the 100 dollar bill to the declaration of Independence.
Wow that is amazing. That would be something to do all those things. A lot of people would really look up to a person like him.
I had no idea that Benjamin Franklin was responsible for so many great inventions! I honestly can’t imagine him being a ladies man though…
Benjamin Franklin was such a well-rounded man and I love to learn about all that he has done.
Ben franklin was exceptionally smart i feel most people dont really know most of his accomplishments but still realize how intelligent he was
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It’s fascinating that one man was responsible for so many developments in the world.
Ben franklin contributed so much to our country
Ben Franklin did way more then I ever thought he did. I guess you could say he was a man of many talents.
Benjamin Franklin did a lot of great things for the human race. He contributed so much
We owe so much to Franklin for his contributions.
Ben Franklin really sparked an evolution of technology and was very galvanizing with his support of freedom of religion and abolition of slavery.
Ben Franklin has done so much for us, to put himself on the $100 bill shows a testament to what a man he was.
Ben Franklin did some amazing things however ill never understand why people think he was president
Ben Franklin was a very intelligent amazing man.
Ben Franklin is such an intelligent man who accomplished so much. I was unaware that he had helped with the Declaration of Independence or why his picture was on the 100 dollar bill.
I never realized how much Benjamin Franklin has actually done! I am now interested to read more about his life. His talent spectrum is very wide: from writing and public speaking to mastering various sciences.
I didn’t know that Ben Franklin was a part of finding of the first abolitionist society in the colonies. Our founding fathers often get criticized for hypocrisy in matter of race, but I think Ben Franklin is a great example that not all our founding fathers believed in it and they actually fought against it. I also hadn’t known he was responsible for public libraries. I work at a library myself and see firsthand how much people rely on them, so its thanks to him that people have access to those resources and the books that they do.
I did not know Ben Franklin had accomplished so much in his lifetime. It makes sense though, you would have to have a lot of respected credentials to be asked to aide in the writing of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
Benjamin Franklin is the most famous for inventing/ discovering electricity. This article is showing the absolute full package of Franklin. He is an intelligent human being and as accomplished a laundry list of events and ideas. He has done so much for the United States and the also for the World. The Most Interesting Man in the World Benjamin Franklin is more interesting than the dos equis man for sure,
Men like Benjamin Franklin really amaze me and stories like this one are what make me think everything is possible if you try hard enough. From an early age, Franklin, had already accomplished a ton of things in his life, but that did not stop him and he continued achieving more and more throughout is life. Really a man to look up to! I am really intrigued by this article and will definitely look more into Benjamin Franklin’s life.
Ben Franklin was such a brilliant man who was truly ahead of his time. Without forward thinkers such as himself we would never have been able become the America we are today. His social and academic pursuits made him the intellectual so many now respect.
I always knew that Franklin helped was a part of the Declaration of Independence process and was responsible for electricity, but I did not know about all of his other accomplishments. He sounds like the man that did it all.
Franklin was quite the forward thinker. I always associate him with the $100 bill and his experiment with a key and a kite, but the man lived what seems to be five lives in one! It is interesting to think about where America would be today without the discoveries and creations Franklin headed in his day.
This man has done a lot. From his first job as a writer at the age of fifteen to being a fighter for religious freedom. Even though he did own slaves, I believe all the good stuff he did out ways owning slaves. That is why he is seen as a great man.
You know how when you are younger you want to be a million different things when you grow up? Well, Ben Franklin did that. Truly an innovative, brilliant man who paved the way and invented a lot of things we use today.
I remember doing a book report on Benjamin Franklin when I was younger. He is still as interesting today as he was when I did the book report in fourth grade. This man deserves the title “The Greatest American of All Time”.
The article is extremely accurate when it says he is one of the greatest Americans of all time. He has done so much to help build this nation from the ground up. Many of his political theories are what we as a nation, and nations around the world, still rely on today. In addition, his acts of science helped improve the lives of so many people around the globe. Such a remarkable man and truly worthy of the title.
What a life Ben Franklin had, wow. I always knew about the electricity and the Declaration but he did so much more than that, and he clearly should go down as G.O.A.T.
Ben Franklin did so much more for the world then I thought he did. At only 15 he founded the first newspaper and that industry has grown so much since then. Although it has been declining recently its just taking on a whole new dynamic.
Benjamin Franklin did invent so many wonderful things and do so much for the United States but he’s also a controversial character. It’s strange that he owned slaves but advocated for abolishing slavery. It’s also interesting that he was most likely an atheist in a time when most everyone was religious.
I could not agree more with this article. Not enough credit is given to Ben Franklin for his impact on modernizing the way society functions on a day-to-day basis. His intelligence was only out-shadowed by his willingness to make a difference in the world. He more than deserves to be on the $100 bill!
Ben Franklin was an amazingly smart man that did so much for our world. He deserves all the credit in the world for the impact he had on society. I was unaware that at only the age of 15 he founded the first newspaper! What a cool guy, and interesting person to study!
Benjamin Franklin was one amazing and intelligent man. We do not give him enough credit for all of the accomplishment he had made for us. One thing I found interesting about him was that he was found to be an atheist himself but was a huge advocate for religious freedom. He had well earned his spot on the $100 bill.
He forsure deserves his spot on the 100 bill, very intelligent man. Who knew more than probably some small community today. Very impressive accomplishments.
I really never knew how involved Franklin actually was with his inventions and literally everything else.. very accomplished historical man!
Wow. I didn’t realized the amount of work Ben Franklin made and put into the society during his time period. That man had to be on his feet 24/7 to accomplish all those acts.
It would be interesting to see how Franklin was in the flesh. I guess we have to wait until time travel is invented.
I knew about some of his accolades but not all of these! I wonder how he had so much time to do all the things that he did: It helps that he started early!
Franklin was a man of many interests. Of all the titles he possessed, I think that “founding father” is the most prestigious of them all.
I can’t believe he founded the country’s first independent newspaper at only 15. Now, he’s considered “The Most Interesting Man in the World.”
If you really look back at all his accomplishments and how far ahead of his time he was and how he even to this day he is still a household name across many parts of the world I don’t think its crazy to refer to him as this at all.
I had heard about the many really cool things he did, but this truly amazing!
I wonder if his “illegitimate children” were smart too
Franklin must be one of the most important people in American history. He deserves to have his face on the $100 dollar bill.
Great guy, yes. WIsh to know ben personally , closes ive ever got to him is a100bill$ So were pretty close. I have misch respect for him.
After naming the countless achievements that Franklin had its followed by the fact that he owned sloaves. Back in this time period everyone that could owe slaves took the opportunity to do so and bought one. I dont agree that this was added into the paper about how awesome of a man he was.
With all of his accomplishments it’s no wonder he was chosen to be the face on the $100!
He is a man of many great talents no wonder he is considered the most interesting man of the world
I didn’t know Franklin worked as a young man as a printer?? Thats pretty interesting. And I didn’t know he was known as inventing the United States.
I can see why Benjamin Franklin was put on the 100 dollar bill. It’s incredible how much he has done in his life.
He was not the same as his fellow founding fathers. He actually wanted freedom for the people, including slaves. Besides the fact that his intelligence seems far ahead of his time, he seemed to be a genuinely good person.
It’s interesting to hear all the things Ben Franklin created and that we still use today, which have been improved overtime.
I didn’t know Benjamin Franklin was known for inventing the United States.
Benjamin Franklin certainly was a man of may talents. How interesting that he was responsible for the first fire department! I will always remember him as a great Founding Father who was the main writer of the Constitution of the United States. I also remember Franklin by the quote “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately”.
I had no idea he was so heavily involved with the U.S. post office, he is a very fascinating man.
In all honesty what had this man not done? I mean the list goes on and on. I didn’t notice though the mention of him also being the ambassador to France from America
Love that he freed his slaves then campaigned for abolitionism of slavery! Also he seemed like a tolerant man.
Interesting to learn more about Benjamin
I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be a person in the beginning years of our nation that had so much going for him and helped with the start of our nation. It’s incredible what all he did.
Ben Franklin did so much definitely deserves recognition for his accomplishments, especially credited to inventing the United States.
Not many people think of Benjamin Franklin as an inventor. For some reason people confuse him as being one of the past presidents.
if he is themes interesting man in the world my is he not the face of that beer.
wow i never actually knew this about Franklin, he deserves to be on the most important bill, $100