Keisuke Ito Facts
Keisuke Ito Facts
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| Keisuke Ito was born in Gofuku-cho Nagoya City. |
| His father was a doctor and taught him Confucianism and medicine. |
| In 1820 he became a doctor and at the age of 19 he went to Kyoto to study European sciences. |
| He developed a love of botany and in 1827 he went to Nagasaki to study under Francis Siebold, the noted author of Fauna Japonica and Flora Japonica. |
| He wrote 17 important books on the flora of Japan including Nippon Sanbutsushi and Nippon Shokubutsu Zusetsu Soubu. |
| In 1852 he was ordered to examine various methods of smallpox vaccination and he established a method for Japan. |
| He promoted the study of natural sciences and in 1868 urged Aichi Prefecture to establish a medical school. |
| This suggestion was accepted and the first medical school in Nagoya was established and it later became the basis of Nagoya University. |
| In 1881 he accepted a position as professor at the University of Tokyo and in 1888 he was awarded a PhD in science from the institution. |
| He was the first director of the University Graduates Society. |
| In 1901 he became Professor Emeritus of the University and was elevated to the title of Baron. |
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