Julius Karl Scriba was a German surgeon serving as a foreign advisor in Meiji period Japan, where he was an important contributor to the development of Western medicine in Japan. Scriba was born in Darmstadt, Germany and practiced medicine in Freiburg im Breisgau. In addition to his medical accomplishments, he was also a gifted amateur botanist, and published a book on the flora of the Grand-Duchy Hessen. He hired by the Japanese government from 6 June 1881 to 5 June 1887, … Wikipedia
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