# Takaki Kanehiro

> Baron Takaki Kanehiro  was a Japanese naval physician best known for identifying the first effective preventive measure against beriberi, a disease caused by vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. His pioneering work focused on combating the high incidence of beriberi among sailors in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), who had subsisted on a diet primarily composed of polished white rice.

*Japanese navy physician (1849-1920)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1849-10-30
- **Died:** 1920-04-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 10.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 4.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [高木兼宽](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E6%9C%A8%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%BD)
- [Kanehiro Takaki](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanehiro_Takaki)
- [تاكاكي كانيهيرو](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88)
- [تاكاكى كانيهيرو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%89_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88)
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- [高木兼寛](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E6%9C%A8%E5%85%BC%E5%AF%9B)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438528)

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