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Benjamin Rush

Benjamin Rush was a physician, philosopher, educator, anti-slavery activist, writer, and a founding father of the United States.

For an extensive bibliography of works by and about him, see Nathan G. Goodman`s Benjamin Rush - physician and citizen, pages 379-406

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015066059877;view=1up;seq=407

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American physician, educator, author

Born 1746
Died 1813

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  • Cover of: Dissertatio physica inauguralis, de coctione ciborum in ventriculo ...

    First published in 1768 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dissertatio physica inauguralis, de coctione ciborum in ventriculo: quam annuente summo numine, ex auctoritate Reverendi admodum viri, Gulielmi Robertson ... nec non amplissimi senatus academici consensu et nobilissimae facultatis medicae decreto, pro gradu doctoris, summisque in medicina honoribus et privilegiis rite et legitime consequendis

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  • Cover of: Syllabus of a course of lectures on chemistry

    First published in 1770 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Sermons to the rich and studious, on temperance and exercise. With a dedication to Dr. Cadogan

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  • Cover of: An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements in America, upon slave-keeping

    First published in 1773 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition addresstoinhabit00rush
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  • Cover of: An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements, on the slavery of the Negroes in America: To which is added, A vindication of the address, in answer to a pamphlet entitled, "Slavery not forbidden in Scripture; or, A defence of the West India planters." By a Pennsylvanian. [Fifteen lines of verse, signed Proteus]

    First published in 1773 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition addresstoinhabit00rush_3 Cover of edition addresstoinhabit00rush_2
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  • Cover of: Experiments and observations on the mineral waters of Philadelphia, Abington, and Bristol, in the province of Pennsylvania.

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  • Cover of: A vindication of the Address, to the inhabitants of the British settlements, on the slavery of the Negroes in America: in answer to a pamphlet entitled, "Slavery not forbidden by Scripture; or, A defence of the West-India planters from the aspersions thrown out against them by the author of the Address" ...

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  • Cover of: An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements, on the slavery of the Negroes in America.: To which is added, A vindication of the address, in answer to a pamphlet entitled, "Slavery not forbidden in Scripture; or, A defence of the West India planters."

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  • Cover of: An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements in America, upon slave-keeping ...: to which are added observations on a pamphlet, entitled, "Slavery not forbidden by Scripture, or, A defence of the West-India planters"

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  • Cover of: A vindication of the Address to the inhabitants of the British settlements on the slavery of the Negroes in America in answer to a pamphlet entitled, Slavery not forbidden by Scripture, or, A defence of the West-India planters from the aspersions thrown out against them by the author of the Address

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  • Cover of: An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements on the slavery of Negroes in America ...: A vindication of the Address, to the inhabitants of the British settlements, on the slavery of the Negroes in America, in answer to a pamphlet entitled, "Slavery not forbidden by Scripture; or, A defence of the West-India planters from the aspersions thrown out against them by the author of the Address" ... Pt. 2.

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  • Cover of: An oration, delivered February 4, 1774, before the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia.: Containing, an enquiry into the natural history of medicine among the Indians in North-America, and a comparitive view of their diseases and remedies, with those of civilized nations. : Together with an appendix, containing, proofs and illustrations.

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  • Cover of: An address to the inhabitants of the British colonies in America, upon slave-keeping.: [Four lines of verse]

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  • Cover of: Observations upon the present government of Pennsylvania.: In four letters to the people of Pennsylvania. ; [Seven lines from Adams]

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American physician, educator, author

Born 1746
Died 1813
Subjects
Early works to 1800, Yellow fever, Medicine, Slavery, Physiological effect, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Controversial literature, History, Physicians, Biography, Practice, Study and teaching, Education, Psychiatry, Temperance, Capital punishment, Correspondence, Epidemics, Exercise, Hygiene, Indians of North America, Insanity (Law), Loyalty oaths, Mineral waters
Places
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, West Indies, British West Indies, Harrogate, Harrogate (Pa.), Philadelphia (Pa.)
People
Benjamin Rush (1746-1813), Richard Nisbet, David Rittenhouse (1732-1796), James Boswell (1740-1795), John Redman (1722-1808), Julia Stockton Rush, Rush family, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689), William Cullen (1710-1790)
Time
Revolution, 1775-1783, 1773, 1775-1865, 1793, 1794, 1797, 18th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, Early works to 1800

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  • Benjamin Rush M.D.

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