Oswaldo Cruz

Physician

1872 – 1917

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Who was Oswaldo Cruz?

Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, better known as Oswaldo Cruz, was a Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, epidemiologist and public health officer and the founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute.

He occupied the fifth chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1912 until his death in 1917.

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Born
Aug 5, 1872
São Luiz do Paraitinga
Also known as
  • Dr. Oswaldo Cruz
Nationality
  • Brazil
Profession
Died
Feb 11, 1917
Petrópolis

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on July 23, 2013

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