Simon Baruch
Simon Baruch | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 29, 1840 Schwersenz, Prussia |
| Died | June 3, 1921 (aged 80) New York City, US |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, scholar |
| Spouse |
Isabelle Wolfe (m. 1867) |
| Children | 4, including Bernard M. Baruch, Herman B. Baruch |
Simon Baruch (July 29, 1840 – June 3, 1921) was a physician, scholar, and the foremost advocate of the urban public bathhouse to benefit public health in the United States. He was a medical officer for the Confederate States army and medical specialist in New York City.