Masazumi Harada (原田 正純, Harada Masazumi, September 14, 1934 – June 11, 2012) was a Japanese doctor and medical researcher. His most famous work covered the effects of Minamata disease, a type of severe mercury poisoning that occurred in the city of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture during the 1950s and 1960s. His publications included Minamata disease (水俣病, Minamata-byō) (1972) and Minamata Ga Utsusu Sekai (水俣が映す世界, Minamata Ga Utsusu Sekai) (1989). He died June 11, 2012, of acute myelocytic leukemia at his home in Kumamoto.[1]
masazumi, harada, 原田, 正純, harada, masazumi, september, 1934, june, 2012, japanese, doctor, medical, researcher, most, famous, work, covered, effects, minamata, disease, type, severe, mercury, poisoning, that, occurred, city, minamata, kumamoto, prefecture, dur. Masazumi Harada 原田 正純 Harada Masazumi September 14 1934 June 11 2012 was a Japanese doctor and medical researcher His most famous work covered the effects of Minamata disease a type of severe mercury poisoning that occurred in the city of Minamata Kumamoto Prefecture during the 1950s and 1960s His publications included Minamata disease 水俣病 Minamata byō 1972 and Minamata Ga Utsusu Sekai 水俣が映す世界 Minamata Ga Utsusu Sekai 1989 He died June 11 2012 of acute myelocytic leukemia at his home in Kumamoto 1 Contents 1 Timeline 2 Published works in English 3 See also 4 External links 5 ReferencesTimeline edit1934 Born in Kagoshima Prefecture Japan 1959 Graduates from Kumamoto University medical department and goes on to study psychoneurology 1972 Minamata byō is published 1989 Minamata Ga Utsusu Sekai is published 1994 Receives the Global 500 Prize from the United Nations Environment Program 1999 Retires from Kumamoto University and joins Kumamoto Gakuen University 2004 Minamata byō is published in English as Minamata Disease 2012 Dies of leukemiaPublished works in English editHarada Masazumi 1972 Minamata Disease Kumamoto Nichinichi Shinbun Centre amp Information Center Iwanami Shoten Publishers ISBN 4 87755 171 9 C3036 Harada Masazumi 1995 01 01 Minamata Disease Methylmercury Poisoning in Japan Caused by Environmental Pollution Critical Reviews in Toxicology 25 1 1 24 doi 10 3109 10408449509089885 ISSN 1040 8444 PMID 7734058 See also editMinamata diseaseExternal links edit 10 Years of Environment and Development in Asia an interview with Masazumi Harada by Keiko Ito Asahi Shimbun 1 October 2002 Biography by Kumamoto Gakuen University in Japanese References edit Noted Minamata disease authority Masazumi Harada is dead at 77 The Japan Times 13 June 2012 Retrieved 12 June 2012 nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to medicine in Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Masazumi Harada amp oldid 1188503850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
