Simon Baruch
American physician (1840–1921) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simon Baruch (July 29, 1840 – June 3, 1921) was a physician, scholar, and the foremost advocate of the urban public bathhouse to benefit public health in the United States. He was a medical officer for the Confederate States army and after its defeat, a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Simon Baruch | |
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Born | (1840-07-29)July 29, 1840 Schwersenz, Prussia |
Died | June 3, 1921(1921-06-03) (aged 80) New York City, US |
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Occupation(s) | Physician, scholar |
Spouse |
Isabelle Wolfe (m. 1867) |
Children | 4, including Bernard M. Baruch, Herman B. Baruch |
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