Takamine Jōkichi
Takamine Jōkichi | |
|---|---|
高峰 譲吉 | |
| Born | November 3, 1854 |
| Died | July 22, 1922 (aged 67) New York, New York, US |
| Citizenship | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Known for | isolating and purifying adrenaline, isolating takadiastase |
| Awards | Japan Academy Prize (1912) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
Takamine Jōkichi (高峰 譲吉; November 3, 1854 – July 22, 1922) was a Japanese chemist. He is known for being the first to isolate epinephrine in 1901.