Fukushi Masaichi
Fukushi Masaichi | |
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福士政一 | |
| Born | January 30, 1878 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | June 3, 1956 (aged 78) |
| Citizenship | Japanese |
| Education | Nippon Medical School |
| Occupations | Physician, pathologist and professor |
| Known for | Study of tattoos |
| Children | 1 |
Fukushi Masaichi (福士 政一; 30 January 1878 – 3 June 1956) was a Japanese physician, pathologist and Emeritus Professor of Nippon Medical School in Tokyo. He was the founder of the world's only known collection of tattoos taken from the dead. Fukushi Masaichi and his son Fukushi Katsunari are known in Japan as "Irezumi Hakase" (刺青博士; approximately: "Dr. Tattoo").