History of Astronomy : Persons : Persons (B)

Banneker, Benjamin

Born: November 9, 1731, Ellicott's Mills, Maryland, USA
Died: October 25, 1806, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Astronomer, mathematician

Note: Some Internet sources say he died October 9 or 26, 1806. This have to be checked.

External documents

Biographies, bibliographies and references

• Short biography and reference
• Short biography and references
• Short biography (Encycl. Brit.)
• Short biography
• Short biography (See also here.)
• Britannica Online entry
• Short biography (3 Dec 1997: disappeared)
• Benjamin Banneker to the secretary of state
• Bibliography (Library of Congress entries)
• References (Library of Congress entries)
• References (ADS entries)

Search also in:

• Biographical Index to Sky and Telescope by Kevin Krisciunas (Or see here.)
• World Biographical Index

Places

• Benjamin Banneker's Grave, Oella, MD, USA

Namings

• Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Washington D.C., USA
• The Benjamin Banneker Center, Columbia, Maryland, USA
• Benjamin Banneker Academy for Community Development, Brooklyn, N.Y., USA

Further links

• Find more about Banneker with Alta Vista

Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 8 Dec 1998. Latest update: 21 Aug 2002