Benjamin Banneker
American naturalist and mathematician
Benjamin Banneker was an African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A landowner, he also worked as a surveyor and farmer. Wikipedia
Born: November 9, 1731, Baltimore County, MD
Died: October 1806 (age 74 years), Oella, Catonsville, MD
Parents: Mary Bannaky and Robert Bannaky
Siblings: Jemima Banneker, Molly Morten, and Minta Black
Other names: Benjamin Bannaker