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Order of Culture
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Osamu Hayaishi
1920-01-08 – 2015-12-17
Life & Legacy
Osamu Hayaishi MJA (早石 修, Hayaishi Osamu; January 8, 1920 – December 17, 2015), was a Japanese biochemist, physiologist, and military physician. He discovered Oxygenases at the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health in 1955.
Citing his "outstanding and pioneering contributions to biomedical sciences and enzymology," the Wolf Foundation awarded Hayaishi the 1986 Wolf Prize in Medicine "for his discovery of the oxygenase enzymes and elucidation of their structure and biological importance".
Hayaishi was President of International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from 1973 to 1976.
Occupation & Career
biochemist, university teacher, physician, physiologist, chemist
Education
University of Osaka; Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of Culture; Wolf Prize in Medicine; Person of Cultural Merit; Asahi Prize; Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class; Japan Academy Prize
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Asahi Prize · Japan Academy Prize · Order of Culture · Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class · Person of Cultural Merit · Wolf Prize in Medicine
Employer
Kyoto University · Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University · University of Osaka · University of Tokyo
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Japan Academy · National Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School · University of Osaka
Verified Legacy Record
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Wolf Prize in Medicine
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q904598 · wikidata
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Person of Cultural Merit
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q904598 · wikidata
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Asahi Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q904598 · wikidata
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Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q904598 · wikidata
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Japan Academy Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q904598 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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