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American physician
Peter Charles Remondino
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Born
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1846-02-10
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February 10, 1846
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Died
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(1926-12-10)
(aged 80)
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Alma mater
| Jefferson Medical College
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Scientific career
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Fields
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Peter Charles Remondino
(February 10, 1846 – December 10, 1926) was an Italian-American
physician
, pro-circumcision advocate,
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first president of the San Diego Board of Health, and co-founder of San Diego’s first private hospital.
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In the course of a medical career spanning 55 years, he served with the Union forces during the
American Civil War
as surgeon. He also served as a surgeon during the
Franco-Prussian War
, for which he was awarded a
medal
by the
French Government
for his services.
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Early life
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Remondino was born in
Turin
on February 10, 1846.
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Turin was part of the Piedmont area of the
Kingdom of Sardinia
at that time. At the age of eight he emigrated to America with his father, arriving in New York and eventually settling in
Minnesota
. Remondino studied in a one-room schoolhouse from 1857 to 1861, supplementing his lessons by readings from his father's vast library. Besides history, math, and the sciences, Remondino learned various languages including French, German, Latin, and Sioux.
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Death
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Peter Charles Remondino died in San Diego on December 10, 1926.
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