American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, & Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
Victoria Johnson, Hunter College
There is a $10 per person fee (no charge for MHS Fellows and Members or EBT cardholders).
There is a $10 per person fee (no charge for MHS Fellows and Members or EBT cardholders).
Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 6:00PM - 7:30PM
Registration required at a cost
The legacy of the long-forgotten early American visionary Dr. David Hosack includes the establishment of the first botanical garden in the United States as well as groundbreaking advances in pharmaceutical and surgical medicine. His tireless work championing public health and science earned him national fame and praise from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander von Humboldt, and the Marquis de Lafayette. Alongside other towering figures of the post-Revolutionary generation, he took the reins of a nation.
There will be a pre-talk reception at 5:30