Hanaoka Seishū Scientist

Hanaoka Seishū (華岡 青洲, October 23, 1760 – November 21, 1835) was a Japanese surgeon of the Edo period with a knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine, as well as Western surgical techniques he had learned through Rangaku (literally "Dutch learning", and by extension "Western learning"). Hanaoka is said to have been the first to perform surgery using general anesthesia.

Personal facts

Hanaoka Seishū
Birth dateOctober 23, 1760
Birth place
Japan , Kii Province , Naga District Wakayama , Wakayama Prefecture
Nationality
Japan
Citizenship
Japan
Date of deathNovember 21, 1835
Place of death
Japan
Residence
Japan
Education
Japan
Kyoto
Known for
General anaesthesia

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Scientist

academic advisor
Nangai Yoshimasu
Field of study
Medicine
Surgery
influenced
Gencho Homma
Shutei Nakagawa
influenced by
Yoshio Kōsaku
Hanaoka Jikido
Kenryu Yamato

Hanaoka Seishū on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/proj/ttp/flash/hanaoka/hanaoka.html