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William Barker Cushing (4 November 1842 – 17 December 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy, best known for sinking the CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on 27 October 1864, for which he received the Thanks of Congress. Cushing was the younger brother of Medal of Honor recipient Alonzo Cushing.
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El norteamericano Harvey Cushing fue quizá la figura más destacada de la fundación de la moderna neurocirugía. En él se unen dos características más generales de la cirugía de su época: el paso de Norteamérica a la vanguardia y la especialización quirúrgica profesional.
William Barker Cushing (born Nov. 4, 1842, Delafield, Wis., U.S.—died Dec. 17, 1874, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. naval officer who won acclaim for his daring exploits for the Union during the American Civil War (1861–65). Appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., in 1857, Cushing was obliged to resign four years later because ...
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William Cushing (March 1, 1732 – September 13, 1810) was one of the original five associate justices of the United States Supreme Court; confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, he served until his death.
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A 'Talent for Buffoonery'. While William Cushing’s heroic feats as a young Union Navy officer are part of the historical record, the traditional account of why he was kicked out of the U.S. Naval Academy on the eve of the Civil War is pure fiction.At the start of 1861, William B. Cushing, just turned 18, was in his senior year at the U.S ...
Harvey Williams Cushing. (Cleveland, 1869 - New Haven, 1939) Cirujano estadounidense considerado el fundador de la moderna neurocirugía. Formado en las universidades de Yale y de Harvard, se doctoró por esta última en 1895 y al año siguiente comenzó a ejercer como cirujano en el Hospital John Hopkins de Baltimore.
William Cushing (born March 1, 1732, Scituate, Mass. [U.S.]—died Sept. 13, 1810, Scituate) was an American jurist who was the first appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Cushing graduated from Harvard in 1751, began studying law , and was admitted to the bar in 1755.
