Skip to main content
Taylor & Francis Group Logo
    Advanced Search

    Click here to search products using title name,author name and keywords.

    • Login
    • Hi, User  
      • Your Account
      • Logout
      Advanced Search

      Click here to search products using title name,author name and keywords.

      Breadcrumbs Section. Click here to navigate to respective pages.

      Chapter

      Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
      loading

      Chapter

      Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)

      DOI link for Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)

      Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) book

      Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)

      DOI link for Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)

      Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) book

      ByHuey B. Long
      BookEarly Innovators in Adult Education

      Click here to navigate to parent product.

      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1991
      Imprint Routledge
      Pages 12
      eBook ISBN 9780429432316
      Share
      Share

      ABSTRACT

      Benjamin Franklin, born into a large family, expressed a great interest in maximum procreation and close family ties, along with his many other interests. As the fifteenth child of Josiah Franklin, he was also the youngest son. Benjamin was first placed in a grammar school at the age of eight years to prepare him for the ministry. Josiah’s consideration of placing Benjamin in the church, as a tithe of his sons, quite possibly was influenced by his youngest child’s precocity. Some of Franklin’s major activities that are identifiable with his character as learner and as a contributor to the education of others include: the Junto, electrical experimentation, and libraries and community projects. The Junto is possibly the best-known American discussion club of all time, even though other luminaries such as John Locke and Cotton Mather had similar ideas. The membership of the Junto was composed of other tradesmen.

      T&F logoTaylor & Francis Group logo
      • Policies
        • Privacy Policy
        • Terms & Conditions
        • Cookie Policy
        • Privacy Policy
        • Terms & Conditions
        • Cookie Policy
      • Journals
        • Taylor & Francis Online
        • CogentOA
        • Taylor & Francis Online
        • CogentOA
      • Corporate
        • Taylor & Francis Group
        • Taylor & Francis Group
        • Taylor & Francis Group
        • Taylor & Francis Group
      • Help & Contact
        • Students/Researchers
        • Librarians/Institutions
        • Students/Researchers
        • Librarians/Institutions
      • Connect with us

      Connect with us

      Registered in England & Wales No. 3099067
      5 Howick Place | London | SW1P 1WG © 2022 Informa UK Limited