Oswaldo Cruz

For other uses, see Oswaldo Cruz (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is Cruz.
Oswaldo Cruz
Born
Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz

August 5, 1872
São Luís do Paraitinga, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil
DiedFebruary 11, 1917(1917-02-11) (aged 44)
Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.