David Hosack

American physician

David Hosack FRS FRSE FLS (August 31, 1769 – December 22, 1835) was a noted 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.

View details

expand_more

David Hosack was born on Thursday, 31 August 1769 in New York City. They were best known as a scientist. Hosack's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. They died on Tuesday, 22 December 1835 in New York City at the age of 66. Their zodiac star sign were Virgo.

You can find people similar to David Hosack by visiting our lists Columbia College (New York) alumni and Physicians from New York City.

Full name at birth	full name at birth
Claim to fame	claim to fame
Date of birth	31 August 1769	edit
Place of birth	New York City	edit
Date of death	22 December 1835	edit
Age	66 (age at death)
Place of death	New York City	edit
Occupation	Physician_\|_botanist_\|_educator	edit
Occupation category	Scientist	edit
Nationality	American	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	height
Build	build
Hair color	hair color
Eye color	eye color
Gender	gender
Ethnicity	ethnicity
Religion	religion
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Distinctive feature	distinctive feature
Pets	pets

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

High school	high school
University	university
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	political party

Contributors

No records found.

More...

Lists (22)

Similar profiles

add_box

This page is the FamousFix profile for David Hosack. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.