founding father
1 person who establishes an institution, a popular movement, etc 創辦機構、 發起民眾運動等的人; 創始人
the founding fathers of modern linguistics 現代語言學的創始人.
2 Founding Father member of the body that in 1787 drew up the Constitution of the USA (1787年起草美國憲法的)制憲會議成員.