Quote of the day
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
Benjamin Waterhouse
Born: March 4, 1754
Died: October 2, 1846 (aged 92)
Bio: Benjamin Waterhouse 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.
Known for:
- A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts