Shirō Ishii

Japanese army medical officer and microbiologist, war criminal and director of Unit 731 (a biological warfare unit of the Imperial Japanese Army)
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Shirō Ishii

Summary

Shirō Ishii is a human[1]. Born in Ōsato[2], he… he was born on +1892-06-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine[4]. He died on +1959-10-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physician[6], microbiologist[7], war criminal[8], and torturer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,640 views/month, #5,902 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Shirō Ishii was born in Ōsato[2].
  • Shirō Ishii died in Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine[4].
  • Shirō Ishii was born on +1892-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shirō Ishii died on +1959-10-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Shirō Ishii held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Shirō Ishii held citizenship in Empire of Japan[12].
  • Shirō Ishii's professions included physician[6].
  • Shirō Ishii's professions included microbiologist[7].
  • Shirō Ishii worked as a war criminal[8].
  • Shirō Ishii's professions included torturer[9].
  • Shirō Ishii's field of work was human subject research project[13].
  • Shirō Ishii's field of work was military medicine[14].
  • Shirō Ishii's field of work was biological weapon[15].
  • Shirō Ishii's field of work was unethical human experimentation[16].
  • Shirō Ishii was educated at Kyoto Imperial University[17].
  • Shirō Ishii was educated at Fourth Higher School[18].
  • Shirō Ishii's education included a stint at Q11406216[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Shirō Ishii is Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night[20].
  • Shirō Ishii's religion is recorded as Shinto[21].
  • Shirō Ishii's religion is recorded as Latin Church[22].
  • Shirō Ishii's image is recorded as Shiro Ishii as a Lieutenant Colonel of the IJA.jpg[23].
  • Shirō Ishii's image is recorded as Shiro Ishii at a reunion party of Unit 731 members after the war.png[24].
  • Shirō Ishii is recorded as male[25].
  • Shirō Ishii's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Shirō Ishii's ISNI is recorded as 0000000036063928[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Ōsato[2], Shirō Ishii… he was born on +1892-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Kyoto Imperial University[17], an Imperial universities of Japan[28], in Empire of Japan[29], founded in 1897[30]; Fourth Higher School[18], a higher school in the Empire of Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1887[33]; and Q11406216[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician[6], microbiologist[7], war criminal[8], and torturer[9]. Fields of work include human subject research project[13]; military medicine[14], a medical specialty[34]; biological weapon[15], a weapon type[35]; and unethical human experimentation[16].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Shirō Ishii is Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night[20].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Shinto[21], an ethnic religion[36] and Latin Church[22], a Catholic particular church sui iuris[37], headquartered in Vatican City[38].

Death and Burial

Shirō Ishii died on +1959-10-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine[4]. The cause of death was laryngeal cancer[39].

Why It Matters

Shirō Ishii ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,640 views/month, #5,902 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Shirō Ishii born?

Shirō Ishii was born in Ōsato[2].

Where did Shirō Ishii die?

Shirō Ishii passed away in Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine[4].

What did Shirō Ishii do for work?

Shirō Ishii worked as physician[6], microbiologist[7], war criminal[8], and torturer[9].

Where did Shirō Ishii go to school?

Shirō Ishii was educated at Kyoto Imperial University[17], Fourth Higher School[18], and Q11406216[19].

References

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  1. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [27] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [39] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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