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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

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American physician, educator, and author (1746-1813)

Born	1746
Died	1813

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Medical inquiries and observations.

by Benjamin Rush
First published in 1789 — 36 editions
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Essays, literary, moral & philosophical

by Benjamin Rush
First published in 1798 — 12 editions
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An inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind: with an account of the means of preventing, and of the remedies for curing them

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1805 — 10 editions

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Medical inquiries and observations.

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1794 — 7 editions
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Medical inquiries and observations: to which is added an appendix containing ovservations on the duties of a physician, and the methods of improving medicine

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1789 — 7 editions

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Medical inquiries and observations upon the diseases of the mind

by Benjamin Rush
First published in 1812 — 7 editions
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Directions for preserving the health of soldiers: recommended to the consideration of officers of the army of the United States

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1777 — 6 editions

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Thoughts upon female education: accomodated to the present state of society, manners, and government, in the United States of America. : Addressed to the visitors of the Young Ladies' Academy in Philadelphia, 28 July, 1787, at the close of the quarterly examination.

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1787 — 5 editions

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Medical inquiries and observations. [Vol. 1]

by Benjamin Rush
First published in 1789 — 4 editions
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Medical inquiries and observations

by Benjamin Rush and A. Finley First published in 1809 — 4 editions

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An address to the inhabitants of the British settlements in America, upon slave-keeping.

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1773 — 4 editions

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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]

by Benjamin Rush
First published in 1773 — 4 editions
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Essays, literary, moral and philosophical.

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First published in 1798 — 4 editions
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An inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind: with an account of the means of preventing, and of the remedies for curing them

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1811 — 4 editions

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A plan for the establishment of public schools and the diffusion of knowledge in Pennsylvania: to which are added thoughts upon the mode of eduction, proper in a republic. : Addressed to the legislature and citizens of the state.

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1786 — 3 editions

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Three lectures upon animal life

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1799 — 3 editions

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An enquiry into the effects of spirituous liquors upon the human body, and their influence upon the happiness of society.

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1784 — 3 editions

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An inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind: with an account of the means of preventing and of the remedies for curing them

by Benjamin Rush and Vermont Religious Tract Society First published in 1810 — 3 editions

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A syllabus of a course of lectures on the institutes of medicine

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1792 — 3 editions

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An oration, delivered before the American Philosophical Society, held in Philadelphia on the 27th of February, 1786: containing an enquiry into the influence of physical causes upon the moral faculty

by Benjamin Rush First published in 1786 — 3 editions

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American physician, educator, and author (1746-1813)

Born	1746
Died	1813

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OLID: OL41718A
GoodReads: 77024
ISNI: 0000000110303329
Library of Congress Names: n50000649
LibriVox: 13212
VIAF: 84813377
Wikidata: Q656478
Inventaire.io: wd:Q656478

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