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followed in rapid succession : 



1. Consbnich's IkioIc on medicine, translated in abridged form 

 by Koseki San-ei and published in 1824 under tlie title of 

 Taisei-Naikwa-Shusei. 



2. Anton Stoercli's book on medicine translated by Adachi 

 Chosbun in 1832 under the title of Iho-kenki. 



3. Van Swieten's book on medicine translated by Uno Ransai 

 under tlie title of Sei-i-Chiyo 



4. Boerbaave's work translated in abridged form by Tsuboi Seiken 

 under the title of Blanbyo GMjun, published in 15 volumes. ' 



5. BischofP's work translated in complete form by Ito Genboku 

 in 1835 in 24 volumes under the title of Iryo-Seishi. 



6. Conradi's work translated by Kodama Junzo in 1860 under 

 the title of Iso-Gyolmkai. 



7. Lebert's work translated by Tsuboi Hoshu in 1866 under the 

 title of Iryo-Shinsho. 



8. Tissot's work translated by Ema Ryilen under the title of 

 Tissot Naikwasho. 



9. Constatt's work translated by Tsuboi Shinryo in 20 volumes 

 under the title of Constaft Naikwasho. 



While the study of European medicine was rapidly spreading in 

 Japan through the translation of authoritative works, there were also 

 some European medical men who came to Japan and personally 

 taught their art directly to Japanese practitioners. Among these was 

 Karl Peter Thunberg, a Swedish doctor, who came to this country in 

 1775 and taught medical students both in Nagasaki and Yedo. Yoshio 

 Kogyu, Katsuragawa Hoshu, and Nakagawa Jun'an are among the 

 most famous who received instruction from Thunberg. In 1794, the 

 German doctor Bernhard Keller came over and another German doctor, 

 Hermann Retzke, followed him. Otsuki Gentaku and some other 

 noted scholars in the field of '' Dutch learning " received instruction 

 from them. Hermann Hellke, who came to Japan in 1815, was a 

 pupil of Plenck and the famous physician Shingu Tly(3tei studied 

 under him. 



Philipp Franz von Siebold came to Japan in 1822. In order to 

 get facility in making investigations in the tields of the natural 

 history and anthropology of Japan, he made special acquaintances 

 among Japanese Physicians and interpreters of the Dutch language 

 find opened a medical school in Narutaki, a section of Nagasaki. 



