Shitagau Noguchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese Entrepreneur
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Place of Birth: Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
About Shitagau Noguchi
- Shitagau Noguchi (?? ?, Noguchi Shitagau, July 26, 1873-January 15, 1944) was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded the Nichitsu zaibatsu.
- Known as the father of electrochemical engineering in Japan, he invested heavily in the development of Korea and Manchukou in cooperation with the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy.
- His company was dissolved under the American occupation after World War II, and its successor companies include the Chisso Corporation, and portions of Asahi Kasei, Sekisui Chemical Company, and Shin-Etsu Chemical.
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