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Oswaldo Cruz | |
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Born | Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz August 5, 1872 |
Died | February 11, 1917 | (aged 44)
Nationality | Brazilian |
Citizenship | Brazilian |
Alma mater | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physician |
Institutions | Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ozˈvawdu ˈkɾus]; August 5, 1872 – February 11, 1917), was a Brazilian physician, pioneer bacteriologist, epidemiologist and public health officer and the founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute.[1]
He occupied the fifth chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1912 until his death in 1917.[2]
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