Isamu Masuda

Deceased Person

1872 – 1945

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Who was Isamu Masuda?

Isamu Masuda was a pioneering Japanese physician who studied the treatment of leprosy. Studying in Aomori and Yokohama in his hospital, he wrote a book "Leprosy and Social Problems" in 1907, the year of the promulgation of the first leprosy law, and openly criticized the crucial segregation policy. He advocated the nation's involvement in the discovery of treatments of leprosy, since he believed that it was curable.

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Born
Dec 25, 1872
Aomori Prefecture
Died
Mar 10, 1945

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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