REL 0876 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Gilbert Tennent, Log College, Aedes Aegypti
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Whereas, ben rush was quintessentially american, and he, as much as anyone, helped define what that means, whatever that is Born on january 4, 1746 in byberry, pa. At age 15, graduated from princeton with a ba. Studied medicine in edinburgh, scotland, returning to america in 1769. Becomes professor of medicine at college of pennsylvania (u penn) 1776 as pa rep, signs declaration of independence. That was quite a year for the man, as he also got married, to julia stockton, richard. Her dad signed the declaration and had this college named after him! 1777 chief medical officer for continental army. 1787 founding member of the philadelphia society for the alleviation of misery in prisons. 1794 member of pennsylvania society for the abolition of slavery (pa prison. While in med school, he had dinner with this guy. Rush"s great-great parents, john susanna rush, were english quakers who fled the. Old world for the new because of religious persecution.
