Background
Dercum, Francis X. was born on August 10, 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ernest and Susanna (Erhart) Dercum.
Dercum, Francis X. was born on August 10, 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ernest and Susanna (Erhart) Dercum.
Graduate Central High School. Doctor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, 1877, Doctor of Philosophy, 1877. Master of Arts, Central High School, 1878.
Doctor of Science, Jefferson Medical College, 1927.
Began practice at Philadelphia, 1877. Professor nervous and mental diseases, Jefferson Medical College, 1892-1925 (emeritus). Consultant neurologist, Philadelphia General Hospital.
Member Medical Advisory Board, lecturer to Army and Navy Medical Corps and Fellow College Physicians of Philadelphia.
Married Elizabeth Comly, August 5, 1891. Children: Elizabeth Comly (Mistress Samuel Wright Mifflin), Ernest Comly (deceased), Mary DeHaven.