Peter Charles Remondino (February 10, 1846December 10, 1926) was an Italian-American

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, pro-circumcision advocate, first president of the San Diego Board of Health, and co-founder of San Diego’s first private hospital. In the course of a medical career spanning 55 years, he served with the Union forces during the

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as surgeon. He also served as a surgeon during the Franco-Prussian War, for which he was awarded a

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by the

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for his services.

Early life

Remondino was born in

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on February 10, 1846. Turin was part of the Piedmont area of

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at that time. At the age of eight he emigrated to America with his father, arriving in New York and eventually settling in

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. 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.

Death

Peter Charles Remondino died in San Diego on December 10, 1926.

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