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Takaki Kanehiro

Japanese navy physician (1849-1920)

  • Fame49.3
  • Momentum0.9
  • Wikipedia3.2K
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Lived 1849–1920, aged 71Japan
JapanJapanDoctorsDoctor
  • Wikipedia
    12 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1849–1920
    Aged 71
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-19

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.

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Source confidence60.0
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