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*''Japanese'': 高木兼寛 ''(Takaki Kanehiro)''
Takaki Kanehiro was the first Japanese to hold a formal (modern) medical degree, and a prominent figure in modern medicine in [[Kagoshima prefecture]].
Born into a [[Satsuma han]] samurai family, Takaki studied medicine under [[William Willis]], and later founded the Jikei University School of Medicine. He is known as the "father of vitamins" for his efforts to combat beriberi.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Kagoshima Medical Center.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15233521515/sizes/k/]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
Takaki Kanehiro was the first Japanese to hold a formal (modern) medical degree, and a prominent figure in modern medicine in [[Kagoshima prefecture]].
Born into a [[Satsuma han]] samurai family, Takaki studied medicine under [[William Willis]], and later founded the Jikei University School of Medicine. He is known as the "father of vitamins" for his efforts to combat beriberi.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Kagoshima Medical Center.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15233521515/sizes/k/]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]