Background
Sukehachiro was born in 1873, in Shimane, Japan.
Sukehachiro was born in 1873, in Shimane, Japan.
Third Higher School (1895).
Studied bacteriology under Shibasaburo Kitazato. Went to Germany and, together with Dr. Ehrlich, discovered salvarsan (1909). After returning to Japan, he became a member of the Kitazato Bacteriological Research Institute and professor at Keio University. Was a member of many academic organizations. Well-known also as an authority on tropical diseases.