Which colonial leader was a printer, inventor, diplomat, writer, and patriot?

Benjamin Franklin was all of the above plus so much morehe gave to society in all kinds of ways...He also was a publisher, editor, musician, civic leader, and a statesman...he was born January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.