Bronisława Dłuska
Bronisława Dłuska (Polish pronunciation: [brɔɲiˈswava ˈdwuska]; née Skłodowska; 28 March 1865 – 15 April 1939) was a Polish physician, and co-founder and first director of Warsaw's Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology.
Bronisława Dłuska | |
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Bronisława Dłuska (right) with sister Maria, c. 1886 | |
| Born | Bronisława Skłodowska 28 March 1865 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 April 1939 (aged 74) Warsaw, Second Polish Republic |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Helena Dłuska (1892—1922) Jakub Dłuski (c. 1896/97—1903) |
| Awards | Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Medal of Independence |
| 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 |
She was married to political activist Kazimierz Dłuski, and was an older sister of physicist Marie Curie.
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