Shomatsu Yokoyama
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Born1913
Died1992 (aged 78–79)
Knownforrefused to conduct medical experiments on humans
Fieldsphysicians
Shomatsu Yokoyama | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1913 |
| Died | 1992 (aged 78–79) |
| Known for | refused to conduct medical experiments on humans |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physicians |
Shomatsu Yokoyama (横山 正松, Yokoyama Shōmatsu; 1913–1992) was a Japanese physician. During the Second World War, he disobeyed orders to conduct inhumane experiments on living human beings.[1]