Question: Facts:   - death place: germantown , philadelphia    - known for: anatomy    - caption: william shippen    - death date: 4 november 1801    - field: medicine      - children: william shippen , jr. -lrb- son -rrb-    - birth date: 1 october 1712    - name: william shippen    - image size: 150px    - nationality: american    - birth place: philadelphia , province of pennsylvania   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william shippen .
Answer:
william shippen , sr. -lrb- october 1 , 1712 -- november 4 , 1801 -rrb- was an american physician from philadelphia , pennsylvania .he was also a civic and educational leader who represented pennsylvania in the continental congress .