Benjamin Duffield | |
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Born | November 3, 1753 |
Died | December 13, 1799 |
Occupation | Physician |
Parent(s) | Edward Duffield and Catherine (Parry) Duffield |
Benjamin Duffield (November 3, 1753 – December 13, 1799) was an American physician and one of the founding members of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (1787). [1]
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on November 3, 1753, Benjamin Duffield was a son of clockmaker Edward Duffield and Catherine (Parry) Duffield. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1774. [2] Immediately thereafter, he went to Edinburgh to complete his studies, and brought with him a letter of introduction to a local Lord, penned by his father's friend, Benjamin Franklin. [3]
Upon his return from Scotland, he began working as a surgeon in a military hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania before opening a private practice in Philadelphia. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1786. [4] Duffield's large practice established himself in the city's medical field and not long after he became a founding member of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (1787). [5] He also worked at the Bush Hill yellow fever hospital upon the outbreak of that disease (1793), held lectures on midwifery, and served as a physician to the Walnut street prison. [6]
He died on December 13, 1799, and was buried at the Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia. [7]
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Benjamin Duffield | |
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Born | November 3, 1753 |
Died | December 13, 1799 |
Occupation | Physician |
Parent(s) | Edward Duffield and Catherine (Parry) Duffield |
Benjamin Duffield (November 3, 1753 – December 13, 1799) was an American physician and one of the founding members of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (1787). [1]
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on November 3, 1753, Benjamin Duffield was a son of clockmaker Edward Duffield and Catherine (Parry) Duffield. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1774. [2] Immediately thereafter, he went to Edinburgh to complete his studies, and brought with him a letter of introduction to a local Lord, penned by his father's friend, Benjamin Franklin. [3]
Upon his return from Scotland, he began working as a surgeon in a military hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania before opening a private practice in Philadelphia. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1786. [4] Duffield's large practice established himself in the city's medical field and not long after he became a founding member of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (1787). [5] He also worked at the Bush Hill yellow fever hospital upon the outbreak of that disease (1793), held lectures on midwifery, and served as a physician to the Walnut street prison. [6]
He died on December 13, 1799, and was buried at the Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia. [7]
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