Mokutaro Kinoshita, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mokutaro Kinoshita

Japanese writer and dermatologist

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1885

Place of Birth: Itō, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1945

Profession: poet, playwright, dramaturge, university teacher, dermatologist, art critic, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Mokutaro Kinoshita (?? ???, Kinoshita Mokutaro, August 1, 1885 – October 15, 1945) was the pen-name of a Japanese author, dramaturge, poet, art historian and literary critic, as well as a licensed doctor specializing in dermatology during Taisho and early Showa period Japan.
His other pen names included Horikason (???), Chikaisshakusei (?????), Sounan (??) and others.
As professor of dermatology and a noted leprosy researcher, he served at four universities (South Manchuria Medical College, Aichi Medical College, Tohoku Imperial University, Tokyo Imperial University).