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Benjamin Rush (January 4, 1746 [O.S. December 24, 1745] – April 19, 1813) was an American revolutionary, a Founding Father of the United States and signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, educator, and the founder of Dickinson ...
Sep 2, 2018 · Benjamin Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also a doctor — arguably the most famous doctor in America — who became known as the American Hippocrates.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Benjamin Rush (born Jan. 4, 1746 [Dec. 24, 1745, Old Style], Byberry, near Philadelphia—died April 19, 1813, Philadelphia) was an American physician and political leader, a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His encouragement of clinical research and instruction was frequently offset by his ...
What the Doctor Ordered: Dr. Benjamin Rush Responds to Yellow Fever. One of the most difficult concepts for students to grasp when studying the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 is why Philadelphia’s doctors—among the most accomplished in North America—failed to understand the disease’s origin and method of transmission.
July 6, 2015. Benjamin Rush, prominent colonial physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, wrote a treatise on alcohol in 1784 that still influences how medicine views substance...
Benjamin Rush (December 24, 1746 - April 19, 1813) was an outspoken figure of the American Enlightenment who not only served alongside Thomas Jefferson in the Continental Congress but became a crusader for the professional practice of medicine, veterinary science, prison reform, education of women and the abolition of slavery in late 18th and ...
Apr 2, 2014 · (1746-1813) Who Was Benjamin Rush? Benjamin Rush was an American physician, politician and educator who is best known for his activities during the American Revolution and for signing the...
