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Franklin spent two months in Germany in 1766, but his connections to the country
stretched across a lifetime.
• Along with the British, there were many German immigrants in Pennsylvania.
In 1732, Franklin published the first German-American newspaper, the Philadelphische
Zeitung. He also published the first German hymnbook printed in America.
• Franklin declared a debt of gratitude to German scientist Otto von Güricke
for his early studies of electricity.
• Franklin co-authored the first treaty of friendship between Germany and
America in 1783.
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