Hanaoka Seishū, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese surgeon of the Edo period
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About Hanaoka Seishū
- Hanaoka Seishu (?? ??, October 23, 1760 – November 21, 1835) was a Japanese surgeon of the Edo period with a knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine, as well as Western surgical techniques he had learned through Rangaku (literally "Dutch learning", and by extension "Western learning").
- Hanaoka is said to have been the first to perform surgery using general anesthesia.
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