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Benjamin Rush Quotes
Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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| Birth: | 4th January, 1746 |
| Death: | 19th April, 1813 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Chemist, Leader, Physician, Professor, Writer |
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Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Rush signed the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress. He served as Surgeon General in the Continental army, and was blamed for criticising George Washington. Later in life, Rush became a professor of chemistry, medical theory, and clinical practice at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a leader in Pennsylvania's ratification of the Constitution in 1788. His study of mental disorder made him one of the founders of American psychiatry.
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