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Masao Itō was a Japanese physiologist, physician, and neuroscientist who served as a full professor at the University of Tokyo, where he was also educated. His professional focus included neurophysiology and neurobiology. Born in Nagoya in 1928, he held citizenship in both Japan and the Empire of Japan. He spoke Japanese and is recorded in the Royal Society collection.
Itō received several honors, including the Order of Culture, the Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, the Japan Prize, and the title of Person of Cultural Merit. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Japan Academy, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He died on December 18, 2018.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Masao
- Family name
- Itō
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Nagoya
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Tokyo
- Employer
- University of Tokyo
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Field of work
- neurobiology
- Image
- Masao Ito Color.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1928-12-04
- name in kana
- いとう まさお
- name in native language
- 伊藤 正男
- date of death
- 2018-12-18
- professorship
- full professor
- Commons category
- Masao Itō
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