Daniel Drake

Daniel Drake (born October 20, 1785 in Plainfield , Union County , or in neighboring Essex County , New Jersey , † November 5 or November 6, 1852 in Cincinnati , Ohio ) was an American medic and author. He is considered the pioneer of medical education in Ohio and made a contribution to the early development of the city of Cincinnati.

Drake grew up in Mason County , Kentucky . He came from a poor background and received only a simple school education. Nevertheless, he studied with the doctor (and later politician) William Goforth in Cincinnati medicine, who also issued him a medical diploma in 1805. Drake then earned a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He opened a practice in Kentucky, but returned to Cincinnati in 1807.

Drake's academic career has been marked by a certain volatility. In 1816 he received a professorship at Transylvania University in Lexington , Kentucky. After a short time he returned to Cincinnati, where he was involved in the establishment of the Medical College of Ohio (now part of the University of Cincinnati ) in 1819 and was president of this institution. In 1821 he founded Cincinnati's first hospital; it also included an insane asylum. In 1823 he left college in a dispute and got a position at Transylvania University again, only to return to Cincinnati in 1826 and to open an eye clinic here in 1827. In 1835 he founded a medical course at Cincinnati College (now also part of the University of Cincinnati , at the time an independent institution), but had to close again in 1839. In the 1840s he was a faculty member at Louisville Medical College (now part of the University of Louisville in Louisville , Kentucky). In 1849 he again accepted a professorship at the Medical College of Ohio , but resigned that same year. Drake also taught at Jefferson Medical College (now Thomas Jefferson University ) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1852 he died a few days after returning to the Medical College of Ohio .

Drake published several books on the fauna and flora as well as the diseases of the Midwest . Its botanical author abbreviation is D Drake . For example, he described the yellow horse chestnut ( Ausculus flava ) as Ausculus maxima . Drake was also the longtime editor of the Western Journal of Medical Sciences . Numerous institutions in Cincinnati can be traced back to him, including schools, libraries, professional societies and business associations.

In 1818 Drake was elected to the American Philosophical Society , in 1819 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Drake was married to Harriet Sesson (or Sisson, 1787-1825) since 1807, the couple had five children, three of whom reached adulthood. The historian and editor Benjamin Drake (1795–1841) was his younger brother, the lawyer and politician Charles D. Drake (1811–1892) was his son. Daniel Drake's grave is in Spring Grove Cemetery , Cincinnati.

Web links

Commons : Daniel Drake - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikiquote: Daniel Drake - Quotes

Daniel Drake in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Daniel Drake at Ohio History Central (ohiohistorycentral.org)
Daniel Drake Biography at the Encyclopedia of World Biography (bookrags.com)
Drake, Daniel, 1785–1852 in Social Networks and Archival Context (snaccooperative.org)

Individual evidence

^ Drake, Daniel, 1785-1852 - Library of Congress. In: id.loc.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Member History. In: search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Drake, Daniel. In: KB Sterling et al .: Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists. 1997.
^ Daniel Drake in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ IPNI Author Details. In: ipni.org. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
↑ D.Drake: Aesculus maxima D.Drake - the plant list. In: theplantlist.org. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter D. (PDF; 575 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved January 13, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Drake, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American medic and author
DATE OF BIRTH	October 20, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH	Plainfield , Union County , or neighboring Essex County , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	November 5, 1852 or November 6, 1852
Place of death	Cincinnati , Ohio

[1] Drake, Daniel, 1785-1852 - Library of Congress. In: id.loc.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .

[APS-2] Member History. In: search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .

[Sterling-3] Drake, Daniel. In: KB Sterling et al .: Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists. 1997.

[4] Daniel Drake in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[5] IPNI Author Details. In: ipni.org. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .

[6] D.Drake: Aesculus maxima D.Drake - the plant list. In: theplantlist.org. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .

[7] Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter D. (PDF; 575 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved January 13, 2018 .