Takaki Kanehiro

In this Japanese name, the surname is Takaki.

Takaki Kanehiro
高木 兼寛
Takaki as a surgeon general of the IJN
Born(1849-10-30)30 October 1849
Takaoka, Hyūga Province, Tokugawa shogunate
Died12 April 1920(1920-04-12) (aged 70)
Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Known forFirst successful prevention of beriberi

Baron Takaki Kanehiro (高木 兼寛; 30 October 1849 – 12 April 1920) was a Japanese naval physician best known for identifying the first effective preventive measure against beriberi, a disease caused by vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. His pioneering work focused on combating the high incidence of beriberi among sailors in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), who had subsisted on a diet primarily composed of polished white rice.

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