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Rush, Benjamin
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A noted American physician and professor, born at Byberry, near Philadelphia; studied medicine at Princeton and Edinburgh; became professor of chemistry at Philadelphia in 1769; sat in Congress, and signed the Declaration of Independence; held important medical posts in the army; resigned, and assumed medical professorship in Philadelphia; won a European reputation as a lecturer, philanthropist, and medical investigator; published several treatises, and from 1799 acted as treasurer of the U.S. Mint (1745-1813).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rush, Benjamin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/rush-benjamin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rush, Benjamin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/rush-benjamin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
