Hakaru Hashimoto

Hakaru Hashimoto
橋本 策
Hashimoto, unknown date
Born(1881-05-05)May 5, 1881
DiedJanuary 9, 1934(1934-01-09) (aged 52)
Iga, Mie, Empire of Japan
NationalityJapanese
EducationKyushu University
OccupationPhysician
Known forHashimoto's thyroiditis
TitleDoctor
SpouseYoshiko Miyake

Hakaru Hashimoto (橋本 策, Hashimoto Hakaru, May 5, 1881 – January 9, 1934)[1][2] was a Japanese doctor and medical scientist of the Meiji and Taishō periods. He is best known for publishing the first description of the disease that was later named Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

  1. ^ 橋本策生誕地碑 (in Japanese). Iga. Archived from the original on January 10, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "橋本策 はしもと-はかる". デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus/kotobank.jp (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2011.

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