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

Dr. Constantine Hering

(1800-1880)

Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 30, 2018

1. DR. CONSTANTINE HERING Marker

Inscription. Cofounder of the first medical society and first homeopathic medical school in the US. Hering discovered major medicines and authored definitive texts on homeopathy. He advanced the art of healing through research and education. His home office was here.

Erected 2015 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.

Location. 39° 57.245′ N, 75° 9.594′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Chinatown. Marker is on Arch Street, on the right when traveling west. This is to east of the Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887) marker, which is on south side of Arch Street and in the same (1200) block. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1206 Arch St, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Reading Terminal Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887) (within shouting distance of this marker); Friendship Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Water Gives Life (about 500

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feet away, measured in a direct line); 13th & Market (about 800 feet away); PSFS Building (about 800 feet away); Sigma Sound Studios (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reading Terminal and Market (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Also see . . . Dr. Constantine Hering - Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 31, 2018, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2018, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on December 31, 2018, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photo 1. submitted on December 21, 2018, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.