Oswaldo Cruz

Oswaldo Cruz
Born
Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz

August 5, 1872
DiedFebruary 11, 1917(1917-02-11) (aged 44)
NationalityBrazilian
CitizenshipBrazilian
Alma materFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
Scientific career
FieldsPhysician
InstitutionsInstituto 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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  2. ^ "Osvaldo Cruz". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-03-18.