Benjamin Rush
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American physician, educator, and author (1746-1813)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1746
- Died
- 1813
- Works
- 205
Top works
- The Drunkard's looking-glass; or, Moral and physical thermometer
- An inquiry into the effects of spiritous liquors on the human body
- An enquiry into the effects of spiritous liquors upon the human body, and their influence upon the happiness of society
- Medical inquiries and observations, upon the diseases of the mind
- Syllabus of a course of lectures on chemistry
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1968-08
Discography
- Rush1974
- Fly by Night1975
- Caress of Steel1975
- 21121976
- A Farewell to Kings1977
- Hemispheres1978
- Permanent Waves1980
- Moving Pictures1981
- Signals1982
- Grace Under Pressure1984
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 237
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 65,089x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,858x
- DADA2: High-resolution sample inference from Illumina amplicon data
· 2016 · cited 31,669x
- PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses
· 2007 · cited 30,842x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,034x
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Quotes
- “The first thing I would recommend to put a stop to slavery in this country, is to leave off importing slaves. For this purpose let our assemblies unite in petitioning the king and parliament to dissolve the African committee of merchants: It is by them that the trade is chiefly carried on to America.”
- “Temperate, sincere, and intelligent inquiry and discussion are only to be dreaded by the advocates of error. The truth need not fear them...”
- “I need say hardly anything in the Unintelligence of the Negroes, They show capacities of Providence and they are most likely always having low self-esteem But needless to say my Virtue, Power, And Strength have helped them to become strong most upcoming individuals in the nation they show pride and interest in education and learning new things And Just know What lies with you once lies with you more until change is done.”
- “The American war is over; but this far from being the case with the American revolution. On the contrary, nothing but the first act of the drama is closed. It remains yet to establish and perfect our new forms of government and to prepare the principles, morals, and manners of our citizens for these forms of government after they are established and brought to perfection.”
- “Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.”
- “It must afford no small pleasure to a benevolent mind in the midst of a war, which daily makes so much havoc with the human species, to reflect, that the small-pox which once proved equally fatal to thousands, has been checked in its career, and in a great degree subdued by the practice of Inoculation.”
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- 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
- date of death
- 1813-04-19
- nickname
- Father of American Psychiatry
- Commons gallery
- Benjamin Rush
- name in native language
- Benjamin Rush
Sources (7)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Benjamin Rush, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
~40 min read
Article
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 College. Rush was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress. He later described his efforts in support of the American Revolution, saying: "He aimed well." He served as Surgeon General of the Middle Department of the Continental Army and became a professor of chemistry, medical theory, and clinical practice at the University of Pennsylvania.
Rush was a leader of the American Enlightenment and an enthusiastic supporter of the American Revolution. He was a leader in Pennsylvania's ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788. He was prominent in many reforms, especially in the areas of medicine and education. He opposed slavery, advocated free public schools, and sought improved, but patriarchal, education for women, and a more enlightened penal system. As a leading physician, Rush had a major impact on the emerging medical profession.