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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1771-1790) is the name givento the unfinished autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, one of the mostinfluential founding fathers of the United States of America.Unpublished during his lifetime, the first edition of 1791 was inFrench and based on an imperfect transcription. Franklin?s grandsonthen published the book in English in 1818, but not only did he miss a portion, but he also made revisions to his grandfather?s work.Finally, in 1868, John Bigelow acquired the original manuscript andpublished the first accurate version, on which this edition is based.Throughout his life, Franklin was not only a politician, but also aprinter, scientist and inventor.