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KANEHIRO, Takaki (1849 – 1915)

KANEHIRO, Takaki (1849 – 1915)

1849 – 1915

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Public domain

1885 CE

#3740

On the cause and prevention of kakke.

Takaki was the first conclusively to show the dietary origin of beriberi. Measures introduced by him resulted in its eradication from the Japanese Navy, where it had previously been a serious problem.