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Hajime Hosokawa
1901-01-01 – 1970-01-01
Life & Legacy
Hajime Hosokawa (細川 一, Hosokawa Hajime; 23 September 1901 – 13 October 1970) was director of the company hospital attached to the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory in Minamata, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. He was the first doctor to discover and treat patients of the massive outbreak of mercury poisoning that occurred in the town, which became known as Minamata disease.
Occupation & Career
physician, scientist
Education
University of Tokyo
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
University of Tokyo
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q5639965 — wikidata View source
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