Kensuke Oka - Kensuke Oka

Japanese: 岡研介 - おかけんかい

1799-1839 A doctor in the late Edo period.
Born in 1792. He studied under Nakai Koutaku, a doctor of Western medicine in Hiroshima, and opened a practice in Hagi. In 1824, he went to Nagasaki, where he studied under Siebold and became the first head of the Narutaki School. In 1830, he opened a practice in Osaka, and later became a doctor for his hometown, Iwakuni Domain, in Suo (Yamaguchi Prefecture). He died on November 3, 1830, at the age of 41. His given name was Sei, and his pen name was Shikyu. His pen names were Shuto and Banshoseisha. His works include "Seikiron."

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1799－1839　江戸時代後期の医師。
寛政11年生まれ。広島の蘭方医中井厚沢(こうたく)にまなび萩(はぎ)で開業。文政7年長崎にゆきシーボルトに師事して鳴滝塾の初代塾頭となる。天保(てんぽう)元年大坂で開業後,故郷の周防(すおう)(山口県)岩国藩医となった。天保10年11月3日死去。41歳。名は精。字(あざな)は子究。号は周東,万松精舎。著作に「生機論」など。

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