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Bronisława Dłuska
Polish physician, first director of the Radium-Institut in Warsaw / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bronisława Dłuska (Polish pronunciation: [brɔɲiˈswava ˈdwuska]; née Skłodowska; 28 March 1865[1] – 15 April 1939) was a Polish physician, and co-founder and first director of Warsaw's Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology.
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Bronisława Dłuska | |
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![]() Bronisława Dłuska (right) with sister Maria, c. 1886 | |
Born | Bronisława Skłodowska 28 March 1865[1] |
Died | 15 April 1939(1939-04-15) (aged 74) Warsaw, Second Polish Republic |
Nationality | Polish |
Occupation | Physician |
Spouse | |
Children | Helena Dłuska (1892—1922) Jakub Dłuski (c. 1896/97—1903) |
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Education | University of Paris |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Known for | Co-founder and first director of Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology, Warsaw |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine, Oncology |
Institutions | Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology |
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She was married to political activist Kazimierz Dłuski, and was an older sister of physicist Marie Curie.