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Baron Kitasato Shibasaburō (北里 柴三郎, January 29 [O.S. 17 January] , 1853 – June 13, 1931) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the infectious agent of bubonic plague in Hong Kong during an outbreak in 1894, almost simultaneously with Alexandre Yersin.
Kitasato Shibasaburo was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist who helped discover a method to prevent tetanus and diphtheria and, in the same year as Alexandre Yersin, discovered the infectious agent responsible for the bubonic plague. Kitasato began his study of medicine at Igakusho Hospital.
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Oct 23, 2020 · One of the leading figures of this period was Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853–1931), whose discoveries still influence the medical field today.
May 23, 2018 · Kitasato, one of the foremost Japanese bacteriologists, was born sixteen years before the Meiji Restoration in a country village in the mountains of Kumamoto prefecture. He was the eldest son of Korenobu Kitasato, the mayor of the village.
1852-1931. Japanese Physician and Bacteriologist. S hibasaburo Kitasato was a Japanese physician who became interested in studying microbes and their link to diseases. Under government sponsorship, he spent six years in Berlin working with Robert Koch (1843-1910).
Aug 25, 2021 · Learn about Shibasaburō's life and achievements, including his isolation of the bubonic plague and tetanus bacteria, his development of serum therapy, and his founding of the Kitasato Institute. Discover how he contributed to the field of infectious diseases and influenced the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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Nov 14, 2018 · Kitasato was the first Japanese and foreigner to be appointed Royal Prussian Professor. In 1891, he joined the newly founded "Prussian Institute for Infectious Diseases" where Koch had been designated director, and which later on went on to be named after him.
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