Background
Sankei Hagiwara was born on December 4, 1840 in Tosa, Kochi Prefecture.
Sankei Hagiwara was born on December 4, 1840 in Tosa, Kochi Prefecture.
He graduated from a medical college in Nagasaki.In 1869, after college proceeded to Germany for further studies. Was the first Japanese medical student to study in Berlin.
In 1874, returning home was appointed professor at Tokyo University. Was an authority on pediatrics.