How tall is Benjamin Franklin?

Benjamin Franklin's listed height was 178 cm (5'10").

About Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath active as a physicist, philosopher, statesman and inventor, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was born on 17 January 1706 in Boston, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette at age 23.

Franklin became wealthy publishing the Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack, which he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Saunders. He was the first president of the Academy and College of Philadelphia, which opened in 1751 and later became the University of Pennsylvania, and he was elected president of the American Philosophical Society in 1769. In 1753 he was appointed deputy postmaster-general for the British colonies, which enabled him to set up the first national communications network. As an agent in London for several colonies, he spearheaded the repeal of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament.

Franklin stood at a listed 178 cm (5'10"). He died on 17 April 1790. He was a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the first postmaster general.

Frequently asked

How tall is Benjamin Franklin in feet and inches? Benjamin Franklin was 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

Sources

• Benjamin Franklin on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Benjamin Franklin on Wikidata — nationality and dates.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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