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Benjamin Banneker: A Self-Taught Genius of Early America Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806) was a remarkable African American mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor. Born to free Black parents in Maryland, he received little formal education but taught himself astronomy and advanced mathematics. Banneker gained national recognition when he helped survey the land that would become Washington, D.C., working alongside Andrew Ellicott. He also published six annual almanacs, filled with astronomical calc