Benjamin Rush

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-22-2012

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born Jan

4, 1746, Byberry, near Philadelphia, Pa

died April 19, 1813, Philadelphia, Pa

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physician and political leader

He attended the College of New Jersey at Princeton

As a doctor, he was a dogmatic theorist who proposed that all diseases are fevers caused by overstimulation of blood vessels, with a simple remedy bloodletting and purges

He advocated humane treatment for insane patients his idea that insanity often had physical causes marked a significant advance

He wrote the first chemistry textbook and the first psychiatry treatise in the U

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An early and active American patriot and a member of the Continental Congress, Rush drafted a resolution urging independence and signed the Declaration of Independence
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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Benjamin Rush * 1born Jan 4, 1746, Byberry, near Philadelphia, Pa died April 19, 1813, Philadelphia, Pa, US US physician and political leader He attended the College of New Jersey at Princeton As a doctor, he was a dogmatic theorist who proposed that all diseases are fevers caused by overstimulation of blood vessels, with a simple remedy bloodletting and purges He advocated humane treatment for insane patients his idea that insanity often had physical causes marked a significant advance He wrote the first chemistry textbook and the first psychiatry treatise in the US An early and active American patriot and a member of the Continental Congress, Rush drafted a resolution urging independence and signed the Declaration of Independence English Related Words* Benjamin * benjamin alcock * benjamin banneker * benjamin britten * benjamin bush * benjamin david goodman * benjamin disraeli * benjamin d'israeli * benjamin franklin * benjamin franklin bridge * benjamin franklin close * benjamin franklin norris jr * benjamin harris * benjamin harrison * benjamin henry latrobe