Rush Medical College - Pulse Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Zbaniel JBrainarb, HD. ED jfounber anb Jfirst lDtC5iD6l1I of 1Rusb flbebical College. I4

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Dr. Rush was married in january, 1776, to a daughter of judge Stockton, of New Jersey, by whom he had thirteen children, one of whom became Sec- retary of the Treasury. Dr. Rush was taken sick with typhus fever, and after an illness of five days' duration, he died on April 19, 1813, in the 68th year of his age. The announcement of his death created great sorrow. Funeral services were preached in all parts of the country and multitudes followed him to his grave. In the service of his country and in. the practice of his profession, Dr. Rush reaped the full measure of glory. 1he was a man whose liberal minb 'llillisheb general gooh to all manhinh, who when his frienh, by fortunes wounh, :lfell tumbling heahlong to the grounb, Goulh meet him with a warm embrace, Zlno wipe the tears from off his face. EZRA READ LARNED. 13

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Eaniel JBrainarb JBiOg1'apbiCHl SRQICD N the 15th of May, ISI2, there was born a boy in Oneida County, New York, who was destined to become a great factor in the medical education of the NVest. His parents were well educated and devoted all their energies to the betterment of their son. His name was Daniel Hrainard. From childhood he was devoted to his studies, and received a good common school and academic education, which laid the foundation for that exact and careful investigation which characterized his after life. Having chosen the medical profession as his life's work, he began his medical studies at Wfhitesboro, New York, where he read for two years under a preceptor. He then attended a medical college in New York city one year, and the next year was gradu- ated from jefferson Medical College, in. 1334. The two years following his graduation he was engaged in teaching and did not practice his profession to any extent. He delivered a series of lectures on Anatomy and Physiology before the members of the Oneida Institute. He also devoted some time to the study of Latin and French, becoming a proficient scholar in each, which was a great help to him when he went abroad to study. 15