Fukushi Masaichi

Fukushi Masaichi (福士 政一, 30 January 1878 – 3 June 1956) was a Japanese physician, pathologist and Emeritus Professor of Nippon Medical School in Tokyo. He was the founder or nite of the world's only known collection of tattoos taken from the dead. Fukushi Masaichi and his son Fukushi Katsunari are known in Japan as "Irezumi Hakase" (刺青博士, approximately: "Dr. Tattoo").

Fukushi Masaichi
福士政一
BornJanuary 30, 1878
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
DiedJune 3, 1956(1956-06-03) (aged 78)
CitizenshipJapanese
EducationNippon Medical School
Occupation(s)Physician, pathologist and professor
Known forStudy of tattoos
Children1
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