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Benjamin Howard Rand

1827 – 1883

American physician and academic

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Lived 1827 – 1883 (aged 55). Benjamin Howard Rand was an American physician.

Benjamin H. Rand in Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand by Thomas Eakins

Benjamin Howard Rand (October 1, 1827 – February 14, 1883) was an American academic physician at Jefferson Medical College. He is depicted in Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand, an 1874 painting by Thomas Eakins. It is oil on canvas and depicts Rand reading a book while petting a cat.

Background Rand was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Jefferson in 1848. Rand had taught Eakins high school chemistry. From 1852 to 1864, Rand was secretary to the Academy of Natural Sciences. Rand later became the chair of chemistry at the Franklin Institute, the Philadelphia Medical College until its closure in 1861, and served as Dean of Jefferson Medical College from 1864 to May 1877. He retired at the age of fifty for health reasons.

In April 2007, the portrait of Rand was purchased by Alice L. Walton for an estimated US$20 million and will be housed at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

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Thomas Jefferson University
Also known as
Benjamin H. Rand, Rand, Benjamin Howard

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Who was Benjamin Howard Rand?

American physician and academic (1827-1883)

When was Benjamin Howard Rand born?

Benjamin Howard Rand was born on 1 October 1827 in Philadelphia.

When did Benjamin Howard Rand die?

Benjamin Howard Rand died on 14 February 1883 in Philadelphia.

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Benjamin Howard Rand was a physician.

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Benjamin Howard Rand was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Benjamin Howard Rand

· Wikidata: Q4888742

· DBpedia: Benjamin H. Rand

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