Francis Xavier "Frank" Macek Andre (July 20, 1888 – January 16, 1959) was a purported Austrian-American faith healer, known as "The goat doctor of the Sierras.
"[1] Born in Vienna, Austria, Andre was orphaned at the age of six when his parents died in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
He opened his controversial medical practice in 1921, conducting sessions barefoot because, in his words, "you contact the soil directly and get health giving powers from the good earth" and with hair reaching to his shoulders because "if you cut it, it diminishes the power."
After he died, much of the proceeds of his practice were found, buried, on Andre's land by famed treasure seeker James A. Normandi (a.k.a.
Coins from the "Goat Doctor Cache" command a premium with history collectors.