Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Tree of Hippocrates
Platanus Orientalis
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 28, 2014
1. Tree of Hippocrates Marker
From the Greek Island of Cos, Hippocrates is said to have held classes under the parent tree. The gift Tree was presented by the town of Cos to the National Library of Medicine at the dedication
of its new building on December 14, 1961.From the Gift Tree, Was Planted on
April 25, 2014
Erected 2014 by National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1947.
Location. 38° 59.762′ N, 77° 5.865′ W. Marker is in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.1 miles south of Center Drive, on the right when traveling south. On the front lawn of the National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike on the NIH campus. Touch for map. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Raven and the Sun (a few steps from this marker); A Totem For Healing (a few steps from this marker); Bear and the Steelhead (a few steps from this marker); President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the NIH Bethesda campus on this site, October 31, 1940 (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Louis Stokes Laboratories (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Centennial Anchor (approx. 0.3 miles away); From Trolley to Trail: A Brief History (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Spring House & Pool of Bethesda (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethesda.
Regarding Tree of Hippocrates. The NIH tree of Hippocrates died in 2013. This replacement tree is a clone of the earlier clone of the tree under which Hippocrates is said to have taught.
Also see . . .
1. Original Tree of Hippocrates Cloned and Planted in Maryland. YouTube video, Published on Apr 25, 2014. (Submitted on April 30, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
2. DNA fingerprint for Hippocrates' legendary tree. BBC News, 28 April 2014 (Submitted on April 30, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 28, 2014
2. Tree of Hippocrates Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 28, 2014
3. Tree of Hippocrates
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2014
4. Planting Hippocrates' Plane Tree
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2014
5. Donald A. B. Lindberg,
Director of the National Libary of Medicine
Director of the National Libary of Medicine
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2014
6. David J. Lipman,
Director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information
Director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information
National Library of Medicine
7. DNA Barcode
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 28, 2014
8. Song Sparrow
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 29, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
