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Last name Francis
First name John
Middle name W.
Display name Dr. John W. Francis
Birth date 1789
Death date 1861
Birth place New York City
Death place New York City
Gender m
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Bio notes Professor, doctor and medical writer; close friend of Thomas Eddy. John Wakefield Francis was born in the City of New York, 1789. His father, Melchior Francis, was a native of Nuremburg, Germany. In 1811 Dr. Francis received his degree of M.D., from the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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Life of Thomas Eddy