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David Hosack: The Physician-Botanist Who Created America’s First Public Garden

Dr. David Hosack (1769-1835), a prominent American physician, botanist, and educator.

American Eden December 22, 1835 Today is the anniversary of the death of the doctor and botanist David Hosack. He was 65. In 2018, David Hosack’s story was brilliantly told in the biography by Victoria Johnson called American Eden. David was a New Yorker and he was a leading doctor in America during the early days…

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: American Eden by Victoria Johnson This book came out in 2018, and the subtitle is David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic. Imagine a world where the scent of blooming flowers could heal the sick and the knowledge of plants could shape a…