Suekichi Kinoshita

Suekichi Kinoshita
木下季吉
Kinoshita in 1910 in Manchester
Born(1877-01-14)January 14, 1877
DiedNovember 28, 1934(1934-11-28) (aged 57)
Kumamoto, Japan
EducationUniversity of Tokyo
Victoria University of Manchester
RelativesJunji Kinoshita (nephew)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Tokyo
Doctoral advisorHantaro Nagaoka
Other academic advisorsErnest Rutherford
Doctoral studentsShoji Nishikawa

Suekichi Kinoshita (Japanese: 木下 季吉, Kinoshita Suekichi, 14 January 1877 – 28 November 1934) was a Japanese experimental physicist and pioneer in radioactivity. His main contribution include the first observation of alpha particles using nuclear emulsion photography.