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  • TitleThe Origins of Microbiology in the United States: Brooklyn’s Hoagland Laboratory presented by Professor Michael Manophy.
  • Call NumberBCER_0007
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryMicrobiology was first established as a course of study in the late 19th century when many of the techniques for the observation of microbes were first developed. This new scientific field required education. Brooklyn’s Hoagland Laboratory at Long Island College Hospital became the first institution in the world ever to offer a course in the study of microbiology. Michael J. Hanophy, Ph.D. is a Professor of Biology and Interim Dean at St. Joseph’s College in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. As a microbiologist, his research has focused on antibiotic production. He has studied the early history of microbiology and the microbiology of WWI. The lecture was videotaped in the Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library Central branch on March 28, 2019. June Koffi of the Brooklyn Collection introduces Professor Manophy.
  • Date2018-03-28
  • Formatmoving image
  • Physical Description1 moving image file (1 hr., 10 mins.) : digital, MP4, color
  • GenreMP4presentations (communicative events)
  • CreatorManophy, Michael
  • SubjectLong Island College Hospital. Hoagland Laboratory ; Microbiology
  • CollectionBrooklyn Collection Event Recordings
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.