Yamagiwa Katsusaburō

Yamagiwa Katsusaburō
山極 勝三郎
Yamagiwa Katsusaburō
Born(1863-02-23)23 February 1863
Ueda, Shinano Province (now Nagano Prefecture), Japan
Died2 March 1930(1930-03-02) (aged 67)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
Known forChemical carcinogenesis
AwardsJapan Academy Prize, 1919
Scientific career
FieldsPathology
InstitutionsTokyo Imperial University

Yamagiwa Katsusaburō (山極 勝三郎; 23 February 1863 – 2 March 1930) was a Japanese pathologist who carried out pioneering work into the causes of cancer, and was the first to demonstrate chemical carcinogenesis. He was a 7-time Nobel Prize nominee.

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