Tomosaburou Ogata

Pathologist. Born in Tokyo. Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Tokyo Imperial University in 1907 (Meiji 40), he became an assistant professor in the pathology department. In 1910, he studied in Germany, mainly studying pathology under Aschoff. In 1913 (Taisho 2), he returned to Japan and became an associate professor at his alma mater. The following year, in 1914, he obtained his medical doctorate for his main thesis, "The Development of Liver Cirrhosis and Jaundice in Vas Deferens Ligation and Ecterogen Intoxication." In 1923, he became a professor of pathology, a position he held until 1943 (Showa 18). During this time, he devoted himself to research into the nature of beriberi, the discovery of the endocrine mechanism of the salivary gland, the investigation of Kashin-Beck disease, the purification of parotin (a salivary gland hormone preparation), and the nature of senile changes. In 1944, he was awarded the Imperial Academy Prize for his research into the salivary gland. After retiring from the University of Tokyo, he served as president and chairman of the Tokyo Medical University board of directors, member of the Japan Academy, professor at Nippon Medical School, director of the Institute of Geriatrics, and was awarded the Order of Culture in 1957. His books include "General Pathology" and "Introduction to Pathology."

[Otori Ranzaburo]

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病理学者。東京生まれ。1907年（明治40）東京帝国大学医科大学を卒業、同大学助手となり病理学教室に勤務。1910年ドイツに留学、主としてアショフについて病理学を研究、1913年（大正2）帰国、母校の助教授となった。翌1914年、主論文『輸精管結紮(けっさつ)およびイクテローゲン中毒に際する肝硬変および黄疸(おうだん)の発生』で医学博士号を得た。1923年病理学教授に就任、1943年（昭和18）までその任にあった。この間、脚気(かっけ)の本態に関する研究、唾液腺(だえきせん)の内分泌機構の発見、カシン‐ベック病の究明、パロチン（唾液腺ホルモン剤）の精製、老人性変化の本態の研究に力を注ぎ、1944年には唾液腺の研究で帝国学士院恩賜賞を受賞した。東大退官後、東京医科大学学長兼理事長、日本学士院会員、日本医科大学教授、老人病研究所長などを歴任、1957年には文化勲章を受章した。著書に『病理学総論』『病理学入門』などがある。

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