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1746 – 1813Benjamin Rush (1746-1813)Died 19 April 1813, aged 67Rush was an American physician, educator and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a leading figure in early American medicine and a prominent advocate for public education and the abolition of slavery. He died in Philadelphia after a long career treating patients during the city's yellow fever epidemics.