Benjamin Rush

Birth	24 DEC 1745
Org.	1773		Carlisle, Dickinson College, Founder
History	4 JUL 1776		Declaration of Independence Signer
Tag	1783-1813
Org.	1788
Org.	1791		Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Professor
Org.	1797-1813
Death	19 APR 1813
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Physician, humanitarian, educator, patriot leader. He signed the Declaration of Independence, opposed slavery, and supported public health & social reforms. Known as "Father of American Psychiatry." His house of birth stood here until 1969. Read More