University City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024

1. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology Marker

Inscription. The nation's first independent institution was founded in 1892 by Isaac Jones Wistar. It houses the anatomical collection of the Wistar and Horner Museum. Many critical vaccines and the albino Wistar rats used in medical research were developed here.

Erected 2007 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 39° 57.087′ N, 75° 11.712′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in University City. It is on 36th Street Walk south of Woodland Walk, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 249 S 36th St, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hilary Koprowski, M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Franklin (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Class of 1956 Trolley (about 500 feet away); 1749 (about 600 feet away); 1896 (about 600 feet away); 1946

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(about 600 feet away); Philadelphia General Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); 125 Years (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024

2. The Wistar Institute

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.