Frank Bird Gummey (January 28, 1867-September 5, 1955) was the son of Thomas A. Gummey and Frank Bird. In 1883 he entered the University of Pennsylvania as a sophomore member of the Class of 1887.

During his first year at University of Pennsylvania, he was the member of the Delta Chapter of the Delta Psi fraternity, '87 College Boat Club, '87 Racket Club, University Tug of War Team, and '87 Class Tug of War Team, '87 Class Crew and '87 Class Football Team. He won the 16 pound shot put with a throw of 30 feet 6 inches during the fall sports season.

In his second year Gummey enrolled in the Medical School, but continued his athletic activities with the College Class of 1887. He joined the University Gun Club and the '87 Racket Club. As a rowing enthusiast, he was a member of the College Boat Club, Captain and Stroke of the Medical Class Crew (which came out first that year) and member of the College 4-oar Shell Crew and the College 8-oar Shell Crew.

During his third year he was a member of the Class Cricket Team, Second Bass in the University Glee Club and member of the '87 Racket Club. Still committed to rowing, Gummey continued as a member of the College Boat Club and served as Captain and Stroke of both the College 4-oar Shell Crew and the College 8-oar Shell Crew.

While a student at Penn, Gummey was one of the models for Eadweard Muybridge's landmark study, Animal Locomotion and helped found the D. Hayes Agnew Surgical Society. After graduation from the Medical School in 1888, he entered into private practice as a physician in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. He also served for two years as an Army Medical doctor during the First World War and was discharged as a Major in July 1919.

This page was compiled in February 2005 by Ashish Shrestha, C '08
from yearbooks, Alumni Record files, and the University Archives Photograph Collection