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'''Peter Charles Remondino''' (1846-1926) was a prominent San Diego, California medical doctor and author in the late 19th century.<ref name="remondinoautobiography">{{REFweb
'''Peter Charles Remondino''' (1846-1926) was a prominent San Diego, California medical doctor, author in the late 19th century.<ref name="remondinoautobiography">{{REFweb
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}}</ref> He is famous for his book that promoted male circumcision.


==Life before San Diego==
==Life before San Diego==


Remondino was born in 1846 in Turin (Torino) Piedmont, (''Piemonte'' in Italian), which is now a region of Italy.<ref name="remondinoautobiography" /> Remondino migrated to America with his father at the age of eight.<ref name="remondinoautobiography" /> The family moved to Minnesota where he grew up.<ref name="remondinoautobiography" />
Remondino was born in 1846 in Turin (Torino) Piedmont, (''Piemonte'' in Italian), which is now a region of Italy.<ref name="remondinoautobiography" /> Remondino migrated to America with his father at the age of eight.<ref name="remondinoautobiography" /> The family moved to Minnesota where he grew up.<ref name="remondinoautobiography" />
Remondino spoke several languages, including French, German, Latin, and Sioux.<ref name="remondinoautobiography" />


Neither Peter nor Charles are Italian names so he apparently anglicized his names at some point.
Neither Peter nor Charles are Italian names so he apparently anglicized his names at some point.
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==Life in San Diego==
==Life in San Diego==


Remondino married Sophia Ann Earle on Sept. 27, 1877 in San Diego, California.<ref name="remondinoautobiography" />  
Remondino married Sophia Ann Earle on Sept. 27, 1877 in San Diego, California. They had four children.<ref name="remondinoautobiography" />  


==Remondino's History of Circumcision==
==Remondino's History of Circumcision==