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Kiyoshi Shiga

1871 - 1957

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Kiyoshi Shiga (志賀 潔, Shiga Kiyoshi; February 7, 1871 – January 25, 1957) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He had a well-rounded education and career that led to many scientific discoveries. In 1897, Shiga was credited with the discovery and identification of the Shigella dysenteriae microorganism which causes dysentery, and the Shiga toxin which is produced by the bacteria. He conducted research on other diseases such as tuberculosis and trypanosomiasis, and made many advancements in bacteriology and immunology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kiyoshi Shiga is the 414th most popular physician (up from 426th in 2019), the 886th most popular biography from Japan (up from 928th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 414 out of 726. Before him are Garcia de Orta, Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol, Walter Jackson Freeman II, Aemilia Hilaria, and Justinus Kerner. After him are Lorna Wing, Ewald Hering, Wilhelm Griesinger, William Bates, Max Heindel, and Adolf Kussmaul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 87. Before him are Hubert Cecil Booth, Emmanuel Foulon, Martin Knudsen, Ivan Poddubny, Ahatanhel Krymsky, and Arthur Griffith. After him are Gyula Kellner, Saint-George Ashe, Gyula Károlyi, George Washington, Guglielmo Ferrero, and Joe Roberts. Among people deceased in 1957, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 112. Before him are Sholem Asch, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Halil Kut, Charles Kay Ogden, José Linhares, and Grace Coolidge. After him are Maurice McLoughlin, Bertha Krupp, Marija Jurić Zagorka, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, and Avetik Isahakyan.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 886 out of 6,245. Before him are Takaji Mori (1943), Akira Endo (1933), Tsuda Umeko (1864), Sō Yoshitoshi (1568), Mie Hama (1943), and Taisen Deshimaru (1914). After him are Takizawa Bakin (1767), Akihiro Miwa (1935), Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1407), Wakatsuki Reijirō (1866), Saburō Kurusu (1886), and Masakatsu Miyamoto (1938).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Japan

Among physicians born in Japan, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 8. Before him are Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853), Hakaru Hashimoto (1881), Tasuku Honjo (1942), Hiraga Gennai (1728), Shinya Yamanaka (1962), and Kusumoto Ine (1827). After him are Shinobu Ishihara (1879), Hiroshi Nakajima (1928), Kyusaku Ogino (1882), Sunao Tawara (1873), Kei Okami (1859), and Yoshioka Yayoi (1871).

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