# Benjamin Franklin — Progress and Poverty character guide

> Benjamin Franklin in Progress and Poverty by Henry George.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Franklin, Franklin

**First appearance:** 0018-ii-inferences-from-facts

## Who they are

American polymath and statesman, cited for observations on population and economy.

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