Franciszek Wróblewski (26 March 1789 – 28 April 1857) was a

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, physician and a

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Biography

Franciszek Wróblewski was born to a wealthy family of

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. He was the youngest of the three sons of Józef Wróblewski and Anna Wróblewska (née Eysmont). He attended

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, where he earned his title in the field of medicine. On May 20, 1815 he earned M.D. degree in Medicine from Vilnius University on his thesis ''De carcinomate bulbi oculi ejesque cura''. On May 19, 1813, he married Zofia Szytler in

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. Together they had three sons - Józef Onufry, Ludwik Franciszek and Franciszek Seweryn. He practiced medicine in

, where he was one of the most famous local doctors. For his merit he was awarded

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by Emperor

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. Franciszek Wróblewski was buried at Rasos Cemetery.

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1789 births 1857 deaths Physicians from Vilnius 19th-century Polish nobility

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