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Chōzaburō Kusumoto | |
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 Professor Kusumoto in court dress, c. 1943 | |
| Born | March 10, 1871 Shichikama, Saikai, Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki |
| Died | December 6, 1946 (age 75) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
Kusumoto Chōzaburō (Japanese: 楠本長三郎) (10 March 1871 - 6 December 1946) was a Japanese scientist, physician and the second president of Osaka Imperial University. He was the founder of Osaka Medical College, and oversaw the elevation of the school from a prefectural college to an imperial university. In establishing the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases and the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, he greatly contributed to the expansion of Osaka Imperial University.