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Galezowski, Severin
Physician-philanthropist. Born 1801 in Poland; graduated from the University of Wilno. In 1834 emigrated to Brazil where he befriended the poor; stayed there until 1848; he was for some time in Mexico, in the silver region, where he practiced medicine. In 1848 went to Paris, France, where he died.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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