Jokichi takamine biography

Jokichi Takamine was born in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan, in 1854.
Takamine Jōkichi (高峰譲吉, November 3, 1854 – July 22, 1922) was a Japanese chemist.
Takamine Jōkichi was a Japanese chemist.

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Takamine Jōkichi

Japanese chemist (1854–1922)

In this Japanese name, the surname is Takamine.

Takamine Jōkichi (高峰譲吉, November 3, 1854 – July 22, 1922) was a Japanese chemist.^[2]^[3] He is known for being the first to isolate epinephrine in 1901.

Early life and education

Takamine was born in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, in November 1854.^[4] His father was a doctor; his mother a member of a family of sake brewers. He spent his childhood in Kanazawa, capital of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture in central Honshū. He learned English as a child from a Dutch family in Nagasaki, and so always spoke English with a Dutch accent. He was educated in Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo, graduating from the Tokyo Imperial University in 1879. He did postgraduate work at University of Glasgow and Anderson College in Scotland until 1883.^[5]

Career

Japan

In 1883, Takamine returned to Japan and joined the division of chemistry at the newly established Department of Agriculture and Commerce until 1887.^[5] He then founded t

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His Life - Key Dates

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HomeWho is Doctor Takamine ?Long biographykey dates

The years before his birth: Family legacy

From his birth to 1879 : Early life, Education and scholarship

1879 to 1885 : Travels and love

1885 to 1890 : Widening horizons

1890 to 1900 : Birth of a genius

1900 to 1920 : His legacy, his gifts to society

1920 to 1922: The declining years and his death

A few historical landmarks:

During the 16^th century, traders, essentially Dutch and Portuguese missionaries, flocked to Japan to establish trade and cultural exchanges but in the early 17^th century, internal wars resulted in the emergence of the Takugawa Shogunate. This ruling body immediately set about controlling the vying feudal lords, the daimyo, and in doing so, imposed strict regulations on outside relations. In 1630, concerned about the threat of the increasing religious influence of the missionaries, the decision was made to implement a “closed” policy or “sakoku”. This seclusion was however, rela

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Jokichi Takamine

Takamine maintained close ties with Japan, aiding the countries development of industrial dyes, aluminum fabrication, nitrogen fixation, the electric furnace, and the manufacture of Bakelite.

In 1904, the Emperor Meiji of Japan honored Takamine with an unusual gift. In the context of the St. Louis World Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition), the Japanese government had replicated a historical Japanese structure, the "Pine and Maple Palace" (Shofu-den), modelled after the Kyoto Imperial Coronation Palace of 1,300 years ago. This structure was given to Dr. Takamine in grateful recognition of his efforts to further friendly relations between Japan and the United States. He had the structure transported in sections from Missouri to his summer home in upstate New York, seventy-five miles north of New York City. In 1909, the structure served as a guest house for Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi and Princess Kuni of Japan, who were visiting the area.

Bibliography

T. Yamashima:

• Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922), the samurai chemist, and his work on adrenalin.