Hajime Hosokawa

Physician

1901 – 1970

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Who was Hajime Hosokawa?

Hajime Hosokawa was director of the company hospital attached to the Chisso corporation's chemical factory in Minamata, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. He was the first doctor to discover and treat patients of the massive outbreak of mercury poisoning that occurred in the town which became known as Minamata disease.

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Born
1901
Also known as
  • Dr. Hajime Hosokawa
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Lived in
  • Ehime Prefecture
Died
1970

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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