Itō Genboku

Itō Genboku

Itō Genboku (伊東 玄朴, 11 February 1801 – 2 January 1871) was a Japanese surgeon living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. He was the first surgeon who give cowpox vaccine in Japan.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Deal, William E. (2007) Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan .Oxford University Press, USA.ISBN 9780195331264.
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