Hideyo Noguchi
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Hideyo Noguchi (野口 英世, Noguchi Hideyo, November 9, 1876 – May 21, 1928), also known as Seisaku Noguchi (野口 清作, Noguchi Seisaku), was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who in 1911 discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease.
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Hideyo Noguchi | |||||
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野口 英世 | |||||
Born | (1876-11-09)November 9, 1876 Inawashiro, Fukushima, Japan | ||||
Died | May 21, 1928(1928-05-21) (aged 51) | ||||
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City, US | ||||
Known for | syphilis Treponema pallidum | ||||
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Fields | bacteriology | ||||
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Kanji | 野口 英世 | ||||
Hiragana | のぐち ひでよ | ||||
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