Benjamin Rush (January 4, 1746 [O.S. December 24, 1745] – April 19, 1813) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator and the founder of Dickinson College. Rush attended the Continental Congress. His later self-description there was: "He aimed right." He served as Surgeon General of the Continental Army and became a professor of chemistry, medical theory, and clinical practice at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Full name at birth | Benjamin Rush
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Date of birth | 4 January 1746
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Place of birth | Byberry, Philadelphia County, American Colonies (now USA)
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Date of death | 19 April 1813
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Age | 67 (age at death)
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Place of death | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Resting place | Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia
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