Background
Suzuki Umetaro was born on 7 April 1874 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Suzuki Umetaro was born on 7 April 1874 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
In 1896 he graduated from the agricultural chemistry course of Tokyo Imperial University. In 1901 he went to Europe and, under the guidance of Emil Fischer of Berlin University, a specialist in organic chemistry, devoted himself to studies of protein.
On his return to Japan in 1906 he became a teacher of the Morioka Agricultural and Forestry College and the following year was appointed a professor of Tokyo Imperial University.
In 1945 he received a Cultural Medal.