Itō Genboku
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Itō Genboku (伊東 玄朴; 11 February 1801 – 2 January 1871) was a Japanese surgeon and Rangaku expert living during the late Edo period and early Meiji era. He was the first surgeon to give a cowpox vaccine in Japan, between 1858 and 1860.[1]
Itō Genboku's offices were later expanded into the foundations of the incipient University of Tokyo Institute of Medical Science.
In popular culture
Itō Genboku appears in the 2009–2011 TV series Jin. He was portrayed by actor Katsuya Kobayashi.
