David Hosack

David Hosack
David Hosack
	Portrait of Hosack by Rembrandt Peale, 1826
Born	August 31, 1769; New York City, Province of New York, British America
Died	December 22, 1835 (aged 66); New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place	New York Marble Cemetery (1835–1888); Trinity Church Cemetery (reinterred 1888);
Nationality	American
Education	Columbia College; Princeton (A.B., 1789); Univ. of Pennsylvania (M.D., 1791); Univ. of Edinburgh;
Occupations	Physician; botanist; educator;
Spouses	Catharine Warner; Mary Eddy; Magdalena Coster;
	Medical career
Institutions	Columbia College; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons;
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David Hosack FRS FRSE FLS (August 31, 1769 – December 22, 1835) was an American physician, botanist, and educator. He remains widely known as the doctor who tended to the fatal injuries of Alexander Hamilton after his duel with Aaron Burr in July 1804, and who had similarly tended to Hamilton's son Philip after his fatal 1801 duel with George Eacker. He established several institutions including Elgin Botanic Garden and a medical school at Rutgers University.

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