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Kitasato Shibasaburō

Japanese bacteriologist, immunologist

  • Fame55.8
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  • Wikipedia22.3K
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Lived 1853–1931, aged 78Japan
JapanJapanAcademicsAcademic
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  • Era
    1853–1931
    Aged 78
  • Awards
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    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-19

Baron Kitasato Shibasaburō was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the infectious agent of bubonic plague in Hong Kong during an outbreak in 1894, almost simultaneously with Alexandre Yersin.

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