Moisès Broggi
Catalan physician and writer (1908–2012)
Moisès Broggi i Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [mujˈzɛz ˈβɾɔdʒi]; 18 May 1908 – 31 December 2012) was a Catalan physician and pacifist. Broggi studied medicine at University of Barcelona. He worked as a field surgeon in the Spanish Civil War for the International Brigades.
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