Itō Genboku, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Itō Genboku

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1801

Place of Birth: Kanzaki, Japan

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1871

Profession: physician, surgeon, immunologist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Itō Genboku

  • Ito Genboku (?? ??, 11 February 1801 – 2 January 1871) was a Japanese surgeon and Rangaku expert living during the late Edo period and early Meiji era.
  • He was the first surgeon to give a cowpox vaccine in Japan, between 1858 and 1860.Ito Genboku's offices were later expanded into the foundations of the incipient University of Tokyo Institute of Medical Science.

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