Francis Xavier Dercum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrancis Xavier Dercum
American physician
Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1856
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 24-Apr-1931
Profession: neurologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Francis Xavier Dercum
- Francis Xavier Dercum (August 10, 1856 – April 24, 1931) was an American physician who first described the disease Adiposis dolorosa (also known as Dercum's disease).
- He was a noted neurologist and specialised in treating nervous and mental disorders.
- He treated President Woodrow Wilson in 1919, and Ima Hogg for three years, beginning in 1918.
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