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John Wakefield Francis was born on November 17, 1789 in New York City, the son of Melchior Francis, a German immigrant, whose death made it necessary for the boy to apprentice himself early in life to George Long, a printer.
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Excerpt from Old New York, or Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years Edinburgh; and Rees and Abernethy in London he con tributed to the former's Cyclopaedia on American topics, and was offered a partnership in medical practice by the latter. Upon his return to New York, Dr. Francis was ap pointed Professor of the Institutes of Medicine; in 1817, of Medical Jurisprudence; and in 1819. Of Obstetrics and Forensic Medicine. Having filled these various and re sponsible situations with signal ability and to the great pleasure and satisfaction of both the Faculty and students, Dr. Francis resigned them successively, and devoted him self thenceforth to the practice of his profession, wherein, for half a century, he exercised a remarkable and benign influence, and endeared himself to countless families among us, and to more than our generation. In 1822, in conjunction with Drs. Beck and Dyckman, be edited The New York Medical and Surgical Journal. Dr. Francis married, November l6th, 1829, a daughter of Sheriff Cutler, of Boston; she is a descendant of Sir Jervis Cutler, of England, and a sister of the late Rev. Dr. Cutler, of Brooklyn; a grand-niece of General Fran cis Marion, and related to the celebrated Charlotte Cor day. Her mother was a friend of General Washington and Of many of the distinguished heroes Of the Revolution, by whom she was highly esteemed. General Sullivan wrote a sketch of her. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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John Wakefield Francis was born on November 17, 1789 in New York City, the son of Melchior Francis, a German immigrant, whose death made it necessary for the boy to apprentice himself early in life to George Long, a printer.
John Francis had a natural bent for study, however, and after expert tutoring by two Irish clergymen he was able to enter Columbia College in 1807, with advanced standing.
Upon his graduation in 1809 he at once began the study of medicine under David Hosack. Entering the new College of Physicians and Surgeons he became its first graduate (in 1811) and forthwith accepted a partnership with his preceptor, which continued until 1820.
After graduating grom the new College of Physicians and Surgeons, Francis became its first graduate (in 1811) and forthwith accepted a partnership with his preceptor, which continued until 1820. Appointed lecturer in medicine and materia medica in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, he voluntarily served without fees. When the school merged with the Medical Department of Columbia, he was given professorships in both subjects and spent the year 1816-17 studying in Europe.
Upon his return he was given a third chair, that of forensic medicine, to which was added in 1819 a fourth, obstetrics. Meanwhile, from 1810 to 1814, with Hosack, he edited the American Medical and Philosophical Register. On the way to becoming New York’s foremost obstetrician, he published in 1821 an edition of Thomas Denman’s Introduction to the Practice of Midwifery.
In 1826, with four others, he entered upon the work of establishing the new Rutgers Medical College, but owing to litigation the venture was short-lived. During the four years of the school’s existence, however, he taught obstetrics and forensic medicine. His income had now reached $15, 000 annually and probably never fell below that figure.
In 1830 he formally retired from teaching and for some years remained devoted to his practise and numerous avocations.
His own writings, in addition to several medical papers, consisted largely of biographical sketches and occasional addresses.
His anniversary discourse, delivered before the New York Historical Society, November 17, 1857, was published in enlarged form under the title Old New York; or, Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years (1858; 1866). Reflecting as it does his many literary friendships, it is a valuable source for the social and literary history of the city during the period of his lifetime.
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Compared by contemporaries both to Dr. Johnson and to Dr. Franklin, he possessed remarkable powers of observation and memory, was enthusiastically interested in the progress of science, and a devoted lover of letters. Though he had little time for methodical reading, he bought books constantly, delighted in literary conversation, “and seemed to regard attendance, without fee or reward, upon authors, artists, and actors, the highest privilege of his profession”.
Outside the field of his profession, his prominence as an officer or honorary member of ethnological, fine arts, historical, typographical, horticultural, and antiquarian societies, and his countless personal charities, made “our learned and jolly Dr. Francis” one of the best-known and best-loved figures in New York.
John Francis was an officer or honorary member of ethnological, fine arts, historical, typographical, horticultural, and antiquarian societies.
On November 16, 1829, John Wakefield Francis married Maria Eliza Cutler of Boston.