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American physician, botanist, and educator (1769-1835)

United StatesDoctorsLived 1769 to 1835 · aged 66
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David Hosack was an American medical doctor, 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.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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David Hosack was an American medical doctor, 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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United States
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Doctors
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Doctor
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deceased
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Lived 1769 to 1835 · aged 66
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