Unlike Lomonosov,Franklin was born in the city( of Boston).Like Lomonosov,Franklin migrated to a larger city. He moved to Philadelphia and Lomonosov moved to St. Petersburg.Both made the cities their homes.Like Lomonosov,Franklin was a self-educated man.Like Lomonosov,Franklin spent time at 2 of Germany's finest universities.Like Lomonosov,Franklin was responsible for founding a university.Like Lomonosov,Franklin was physically strong.Like Lomonosov,Franklin loved words and used them well.Like Lomonosov,Franklin was working on experiments on the phenomenon of lightning at almost the same time.Unlike Lomonosov,Franklin was a revolutionary leader and diplomat.Unlike Lomonosov,Franklin was more an applied than a theoretical scientist.