Johannes Ludwig Janson (1 September 1849 – 28 October 1914) was a

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specialist in

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. He is noted for having introduced western veterinary science to

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Japan in the late 19th century.

Biography

Janson was hired by the

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of Japan as a foreign advisor and arrived in

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in October 1880. He taught at the Veterinary School in Komaba. During his tenure, the school in Komaba was merged into the School of Agriculture of

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. Janson's contract was extended several times, and he continued teaching at Komaba 1902. Many of his students went on to occupy important positions within the Japanese government. Janson wrote a number of scientific papers on the domestic animals and veterinary medicine practices in Japan Janson married a Japanese woman, and his grave is in

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, the native place of his wife.

References

1849 births 1914 deaths German expatriates in Japan Foreign advisors to the government in Meiji-period Japan University of Tokyo faculty German veterinarians Foreign educators in Japan {{Germany-academic-bio-stub