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Shigeaki Hinohara
Japanese physician (1911–2017)
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| Born | (1911-10-04)October 4, 1911 Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Died | July 18, 2017(2017-07-18) (aged 105) Tokyo |
| Other names | 日野原 重明 |
| Occupation | Physician |
Shigeaki Hinohara (日野原 重明, Hinohara Shigeaki, 4 October 1911 – 18 July 2017) was a Japanese physician.
In 1941, he began his long working association with St. Luke's International Hospital in central Tokyo and worked as a medical doctor throughout the wartime firebombing of the city. From 1990 he served as the hospital's honorary director.
He was also Sophia University's Grief Care Institute director emeritus. He was honorary chairman of the Foundation Sasakawa Memorial Health Cooperation. Hinohara is credited with establishing and popularizing Japan's practice of annual medical checkups.[1]
Biography
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