Oswaldo Cruz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oswaldo Cruz

Brazilian physician and bacteriologist

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1872

Place of Birth: São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1917

Profession: physician, botanist, philanthropist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, better known as Oswaldo Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [oz'vawdu 'k?us]; 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.He occupied the fifth chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1912 until his death in 1917.