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William Willis was a medical doctor who served as head of the Kagoshima Medical School, and founder of the Akakura Hospital in [[Kagoshima]].
Based in [[Edo]], he was invited to Kagoshima in [[1869]], where he was appointed head of the medical school. He later established the Akakura Hospital, while one of his students, Takaki Kanehiro, established the Jikei University School of Medicine.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Kagoshima Medical Center.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15233520375/sizes/h/]
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