Daniel Drake was a pioneering American physician and prolific writer.
13 Facts About Daniel Drake
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Daniel Drake was the elder brother of Benjamin Drake, author of Life of Tecumseh.
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Daniel Drake studied under William Goforth in Cincinnati from 1800 to 1805, and received the first medical diploma west of the Allegheny Mountains.
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Daniel Drake graduated from the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania and established a medical practice in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1807.
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Daniel Drake mainly worked on the field of medicine but advocated social reforms and contributed to geology, botany, and meteorology, and medical geology.
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Daniel Drake is considered a relevant figure in the history of medicine in the United States.
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In 1818 Daniel Drake was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society and the American Philosophical Society.
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Daniel Drake was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1819.
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Daniel Drake secured a state appropriation for its support and that of a hospital.
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Daniel Drake was a founding member of the Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum in Ohio, and a fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
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Daniel Drake was connected, either as a lecturer or professor, at different times, at the University of Louisville and Jefferson Medical College.
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Daniel Drake was Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine at Transylvania University.
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Daniel Drake's home was located at 429 East Third Street in Cincinnati.