Akira Ogata, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Akira Ogata

The first maker of methamphetamine

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1887

Place of Birth: Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 22-Aug-1978

Profession: chemist, university teacher, film director

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Akira Ogata (?? ?, Ogata Akira, October 26, 1887 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan – August 22, 1978) was a Japanese chemist and the first to synthesize methamphetamine in crystalline form in 1919.