Shigeaki Hinohara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shigeaki Hinohara

Japanese physician, writer and internist

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1911

Place of Birth: Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 18-Jul-2017

Profession: writer, physician, internist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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Shigeaki Hinohara (??? ??, Hinohara Shigeaki, 4 October 1911 – 18 July 2017) was a Japanese physician.
In 1941 he began his long working association with St.
Luke's International Hospital in central Tokyo and worked as a medical doctor throughout the wartime firebombing of the city.
From 1990 he served as the hospital's honorary director.
He was also Sophia University's Grief Care Institute director emeritus.
He was honorary chairman of the Foundation Sasakawa Memorial Health Cooperation.
Hinohara is credited with establishing and popularizing Japan's practice of annual medical checkups.