Banneker

Banneker
/ban"i keuhr/, n.
Benjamin, 1731-1806, U.S. mathematician, natural historian, and astronomer.

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  • Banneker — Benjamin Banneker (* 9. November 1731 in Baltimore County, Maryland; † 25. Oktober 1806 ebenda) war ein Mathematiker, Astronom und Abolitionist. Er gilt als erster afroamerikanischer Wissenschaftler.[1] …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Banneker — n. family name; Benjamin Banneker (1731 1806), African American astronomer and mathematician, member of the planning committee which designed the city of Washington DC, writer and publisher of an annual farmer s almanac …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Banneker High School (College Park, Georgia) — Infobox Secondary school name = Benjamin Banneker High School native name = motto = established = address = city = College Park state = Georgia country = United States campus = type = Public High School affiliation = principal = Will Bradley… …   Wikipedia

  • Banneker-Douglass Museum — Mt. Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • Banneker, Benjamin — born Nov. 9, 1731, Ellicott s Mills, Md. died Oct. 25, 1806, Baltimore, Md., U.S. American astronomer, compiler of almanacs, and inventor. A free black who owned a farm near Baltimore, Banneker was largely self educated in astronomy and… …   Universalium

  • Banneker — /ban i keuhr/, n. Benjamin, 1731 1806, U.S. mathematician, natural historian, and astronomer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Banneker,Benjamin — Ban·ne·ker (bănʹĭ kər), Benjamin. 1731 1806. American mathematician and astronomer who published an almanac (1792 1802) containing ephemerides that he had calculated. * * * …   Universalium

  • Banneker, Benjamin — (9 nov. 1731, Ellicotts Mills, Md., EE.UU. –25 oct. 1806, Baltimore, Md.). Astrónomo estadounidense, compilador de almanaques e inventor. Negro liberto, propietario de una granja cerca de Baltimore, fue casi enteramente autodidacta en astronomía… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Benjamin Banneker — (November 9, 1731 ndash;October 9, 1806) was a free African American astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, almanac author and farmer. Although it is difficult to verify details of Benjamin Banneker s family history, it appears that his grandmother …   Wikipedia

  • Benjamin Banneker — (* 9. November 1731 in Baltimore County, Maryland; † 25. Oktober 1806 ebenda) war ein Mathematiker, Astronom und Abolitionist. Er gilt als erster afroamerikanischer Wissenschaftler.[1] …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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