Global InformationKanzen Teruya information
Kanzen Teruya | |
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| Born | 1920 Shuri, Naha, Okinawa |
| Died | 2004 (aged 83–84) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, Professor of Public Health at the University of the Ryukyus(1978–1985) |
| Known for | Contributions to the medical world in Okinawa after World War II and studies on Cycas poisoning on Miyako (1956) |
Kanzen Teruya (1920–2004) was an Okinawan physician who contributed much to the Okinawan medical world in post-World War II days. He reported a mass Cycas revoluta (sago palm) poisoning in people living on Miyako-jima island in 1956. He later became a professor at the University of the Ryukyus (1978–1985).