
Sugita Genpaku
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 207 years ago |
Date of birth | October 20,1733 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Edo |
Date of died | June 1,1817 |
Parents | Hosen Sugita |
Job | Physician |
Scholar | |
Books | Kaitai Shinsho |
Dawn of Western science in Japan | |
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ID | 601866 |
Sugita Genpaku Life story
Sugita Genpaku was a Japanese scholar known for his translation of Kaitai Shinsho. Besides Kaitai Shinsho, he also authored Rangaku Kotohajime. Sugita assembled a team of Japanese translators and doctors to translate a Dutch book of anatomy: Kulmus' "Ontleedkundige Tafelen".