Benjamin Franklin vs Carl Linnaeus
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Compare the life timelines of Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) and Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1707 to 1778.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Began publishing Poor Richard's Almanack
- — Conducted the kite experiment on electricity Verified
- — Helped draft and adopt the Declaration of Independence Verified
- — Appointed American minister to France
- — Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Verified
Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778)
- — Born in Råshult, Sweden Verified
- — Published the first edition of Systema Naturae Verified
- — Appointed professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala University
- — Published Species Plantarum Verified
- — Ennobled as Carl von Linné
- — Died in Uppsala, Sweden Verified