Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:Physician |
| gptkbp:advocated_for |
abolition of slavery
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| gptkbp:birth_date |
January 4, 1746
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| gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:born_on |
January 4, 1746
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| gptkbp:contributed_to |
American psychiatry
|
| gptkbp:death_date |
April 19, 1813
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| gptkbp:died_on |
April 19, 1813
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Benjamin Rush
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| gptkbp:was_a |
gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:surgeon_general_of_the_Continental_Army gptkb:Indian_independence_movement gptkb:Scientist gptkb:Philanthropist gptkb:educators gptkb:Writer gptkb:Physician advocate for the rights of Native Americans member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences founding father of the United States member of the American Philosophical Society member of the Continental Congress proponent of the separation of church and state signer of the Articles of Confederation advocate for women's education member of the Society of the Cincinnati advocate for the establishment of a national literary society advocate for public education founder of the first American psychiatric hospital proponent of the humane treatment of the mentally ill advocate for the establishment of a national library founder of the first American medical journal proponent of the use of bloodletting advocate for the establishment of a national university proponent of the establishment of a national academy of sciences proponent of the establishment of a national historical society proponent of the establishment of a national bank proponent of vaccination advocate for the establishment of a national agricultural society founder of the first medical school in the United States proponent of the establishment of a national museum advocate for the establishment of a national observatory proponent of temperance advocate for the establishment of a national theatrical society advocate for the establishment of a national medical academy proponent of the establishment of a national artistic academy advocate for the establishment of a national educational society advocate for the establishment of a national musical academy proponent of the establishment of a national musical society advocate for the establishment of a national historical academy advocate for the establishment of a national scientific society advocate for mental health reform advocate for the establishment of public hospitals advocate for the use of mercury in medicine author of numerous medical texts founder of Dickinson College founder of the Pennsylvania Hospital proponent of the establishment of a national philosophical society proponent of the establishment of a national cultural society proponent of the theory of miasma proponent of the establishment of a national theatrical academy proponent of the establishment of a national medical society proponent of the establishment of a national scientific academy proponent of the establishment of a national educational academy proponent of the establishment of a national literary academy advocate for the establishment of a national artistic society advocate for the establishment of a national cultural academy |
| gptkbp:was_educated_at |
gptkb:Princeton_University
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| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:Medical_Inquiries_and_Observations_upon_the_Diseases_of_the_Mind
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:James_Monroe
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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