Bust of father of Japanese chemistry installed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A bronze bust of Koenraad Wolter Gratama, a 19th-century Dutch chemist considered the father of Japanese chemistry, was installed in Osaka on Nov. 12. The bust of Gratama (1831-1888) was erected near the site where a state-run chemistry school was once located in Osaka's Chuo Ward as part of events to commemorate 400 years of ties between Japan and the Netherlands.

• Product Code
• ILEA001082461

• Registered date
• 2000/11/12 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2000 Kyodo News

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• 1864 × 1713 pixel

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• 1.58(MB)*

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