was a Japanese dermatologist. In 1923, he first reported

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while he was studying in Germany. He worked as professor of dermatology at

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and

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. To stimulate dermatological research among young Japanese dermatologists, he created the Minami Awards.

Life

Minami was born on November 1, 1893 in

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. After graduating from

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in 1918, he went to Berlin in 1922 to study, where he translated the book ''World history of syphilis'' into German under the supervision of

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. He studied pathology under Professor Pick in and published a paper which was the first report on

. Later he helped

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to obtain the

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for physiology and medicine. In 1924, Minami became Professor of Dermatology at

and, in 1931, Professor of Dermatology at

. He retired in 1948 and founded the Minami Syphilis Research Institute and Hospital in

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. To stimulate dermatology research among young Japanese physicians, he established the Minami Award in 1954, which now consists of a monetary prize presented by the Japanese Dermatological Association.http://www.dermatol.or.jp/about/pdf/minamisyogo.pdf In 1966, he received the best physician award of the Japan Medical Association.

Life

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