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was a Japanese physician and biologist. He was born in Nagoya. He studied Western science under Philipp Franz von Siebold during the 1820s. As a doctor, Ito developed a vaccination against smallpox.〔(Keisuke ITOH )〕 He also widely studied the Japanese flora and fauna with Philipp Franz von Siebold, the author of ''Fauna Japonica'' and ''Flora Japonica''. ''Rhododendron keiskei'' has been named after him.〔(R )〕 He wrote ''Taisei honzou meiso'' (Japanese:"泰西本草名疏") published in 1829. Ito became a professor at the University of Tokyo in 1888. He died in 1901, and he was ennobled with the title of baron (danshaku). == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keisuke Ito」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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