Oswaldo Cruz

1872 – 1917 Brazil

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Who was Oswaldo Cruz?

Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (1872-1917)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Oswaldo Cruz (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Died

1917

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Leo

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