# Benjamin Waterhouse

> Benjamin Waterhouse was a medical doctor, 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.

*American physician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1754-03-04
- **Died:** 1846-10-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.2 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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