| Hosack, David, 1769-1835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Patron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1769-1835 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | New York City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | NY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Princeton, NJ; Edinburgh, United Kingdom; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Early collector of paintings whose collection included work by Trumbull, Cole, and others. patron of American artists including Samuel F. B. Morse, the inventor of telegraphy, and Thomas Cole. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hosack He was president of the Literary Society and the Philosophical Society and one of the founders of the New-York Historical Society—and its fourth president (1820-1827). Dr. David Hosack established a botanic garden (the Elgin) at the centre of Manhattan Island and was an originator of the New York Horticultural Society, in 1818. |
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| decades | 1810-1820 1820-1830 1830-1840 |
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| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| research links |
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