Robbins, Christine Chapman

David Hosack (1769-1835, APS 1810) was a physician and botanist active in medical education, as well as cultural life of New York City. Hosack founded Elgin Botanic Gardens, the first botanical gardens in America, co-founded the New York Historical Society and the short-lived Rutgers Medical School in New York City.

David Hosack was born in New York City. He started his education at Columbia College, but received his degree from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1789. Hosack studied medicine under Nicholas Romayne, Philip Wright Post and Samuel Bard in New York; he then traveled to Philadelphia to study with Benjamin Rush. In 1791 he traveled to Scotland to continue studying medicine and botany.

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