Frank·lin (fr ngk l n), Aretha Born 1942. American singer known for her recordings of soul and gospel music. Her popular songs include "Respect" (1967) and "Chain of Fools" (1968). |
| Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790. American public official, writer, scientist, and printer. After the success of his Poor Richard's Almanac (1732-1757), he entered politics and played a major part in the American Revolution. Franklin negotiated French support for the colonists, signed the Treaty of Paris (1783), and helped draft the Constitution (1787-1789). His numerous scientific and practical innovations include the lightning rod, bifocal spectacles, and a stove. |
| Franklin, Sir John 1786-1847. British explorer who led a search for the Northwest Passage (1845-1847) on which he and his 129-man crew perished. A record of the expedition's discovery of the passage was found in 1857. |
| Franklin, John Hope Born 1915. American historian noted for his studies of African-American history, such as From Slavery to Freedom (1947). |
| Franklin, Rosalind Elsie 1920-1958. British x-ray crystallographer whose studies of DNA provided crucial information that led to the discovery of its spiral structure by Francis Crick and James D. Watson. |
| frank·lin (frngkln) n. A medieval English freeholder of nonnoble birth holding extensive property. [Middle English frankelein, from Anglo-Norman fraunclein, from Anglo-Norman franc; see frank1.] |
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| Noun | 1. | Franklin - United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915) |
| 2. |  Franklin - printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) | |
| 3. | franklin - a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth England - a division of the United Kingdom |
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