# Ume Tange

> Ume (Umeko) Tange was one of the first three women admitted to a Japanese university in 1913. She previously studied at a women's college. After graduating from university, she traveled to the US to study, gaining a PhD in chemistry from Johns Hopkins University in 1927, one of the first Japanese women awarded a doctorate in science. Tange returned to Japan to teach and do further research at RIKEN, studying vitamins, especially vitamin B2. She gained a second doctorate, in agricultural science, in 1940, from Tokyo Imperial University.

*Japanese nutritional chemist*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1873-03-17
- **Died:** 1955-01-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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