Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, better known as Oswaldo Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: August 5, 1872 in São Luís do Paraitinga, São Paulo province, Brazil – February 11, 1917 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state), was a Brazilian physician, pioneer bacteriologist, epidemiologist and public health officer and the founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute.
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9 July 1879 São Luiz de Paraitinga, São Paulo, Brazil
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Died |
11 February 1917 (aged 37) Petrópolis, Rio
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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