Benjamín Rush
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médico, educador, escritor y político estadounidense
Key facts
- Appointed by
- John Adams
- Preceded by
- Nicholas Way
- Succeeded by
- James Rush
- Born
- ( 1746-01-04 ) January 4, 1746, Byberry , Province of Pennsylvania , British America
- Died
- April 19, 1813 (1813-04-19) (aged 67), Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Resting place
- Christ Church Burial Ground , Philadelphia
- Spouse
- Julia Stockton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1776 )
- Children
- 13, including Richard and James
- Alma mater
- Princeton University , University of Pennsylvania , University of Edinburgh
- Occupation
- Physician, writer, educator
- Known for
- Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benjamin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of death
- Philadelphia
- Child
- Richard Rush
- Occupation
- politician
- Employer
- University of Pennsylvania
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Student of
- William Cullen
- Doctoral student
- James Woodhouse
- Image
- Benjamin Rush Painting by Peale 1783.jpg
- Number of children
- 13
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- Commons Creator page
- Benjamin Rush
- Commons category
- Benjamin Rush
- date of birth
- 1746-01-04
- place of burial
- Christ Church Burial Ground
- date of death
- 1813-04-19
- cause of death
- typhus
- nickname
- Father of American Psychiatry
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Benjamin Rush
- name in native language
- Benjamin Rush
- writing language
- English language
- honorific prefix
- Doctor
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Benjamín Rush, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Español
Benjamin Rush , fue un médico de Estados Unidos, el primer profesor de química que hubo en su país. Su aporte abarcó desde las ciencias que practicaba, hasta su gran activismo por la independencia de su país, lo cual se ve reflejado en que es uno de los firmantes del acta de independencia. Médico, escritor, educador, humanitario, así como también fundador del Dickinson College en Carlisle, Pensilvania.
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