Benjamin Waterhouse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Benjamin Waterhouse

American physician

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1754

Place of Birth: Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1846

Profession: military physician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Benjamin Waterhouse

  • Benjamin Waterhouse (March 4, 1754, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations – October 2, 1846, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was a physician, co-founder and professor of Harvard Medical School.
  • He is most well known for being the first doctor to test the smallpox vaccine in the United States, which he carried out on his own family.

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