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Sachiko Maki

まき さちこ

Maki Sachiko

Pen Names:

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1933-01-01 (Shizuoka Prefecture)
Died
2023-01-17 age 89
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Classical Medical Researcher, Writer
Active Years
1974-2023
Memberships
Japanese Society for the History of Medicine
Influenced By
Kosaku Takii

Education

Shizuoka Prefectural Sagara High School
Year of Graduation: 1952
Country: Japan
Musashino Art University
Period: 通信制中退
Country: Japan
Correspondence course, withdrew

Awards

Kikuchi Kan Prize
1986
Work: Complete Translation and Commentary of Daido Ruijuho
Organization: Kikuchi Kan Prize Organization
Result: 受賞
Avon Achievement Award
1987
Work: Complete Translation and Commentary of Daido Ruijuho
Organization: Avon Company
Result: 受賞
Papyrus Prize
2012
Work: Complete Translation and Commentary of Ishinpō
Organization: Seki Science and Technology Promotion Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Complete Translation and Commentary of Daido Ruijuho

1985 Medical Research

The first modern Japanese translation and commentary of Daido Ruijuho, the oldest Japanese medical compendium.

Classical MedicineTranslationMedical History

Complete Translation and Commentary of Ishinpō

1993 Medical Research

Complete modern Japanese translation series of Ishinpō, the oldest Japanese medical compendium, completed in 2012.

Classical MedicineTranslationMedical History

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed study and careful modern Japanese translation of classical medical textsEducational and scholarly writing style
Recurring Motifs
History of MedicineWisdom from AntiquityKampo Medicine

Legacy

Made significant contributions to the study and translation of classical Japanese medicine, also respected as an educator and writer.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Society for the History of Medicine

Trivia

  • Classical medical researcher and writer from Shizuoka Prefecture.
  • Famous for modern Japanese translations of Ishinpō and Daido Ruijuho.
  • Has experience as a lecturer at Tsukuba Technical Junior College.