founding father
1 person who establishes an institution, a popular movement, etc 创办机构、 发起民众运动等的人; 创始人
the founding fathers of modern linguistics 现代语言学的创始人.
2 Founding Father member of the body that in 1787 drew up the Constitution of the USA (1787年起草美国宪法的)制宪会议成员.