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Kono Yasui

1880 - 1971

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Kono Yasui (保井 コノ, Yasui Kono; 16 February 1880 – 24 March 1971) was a Japanese biologist and cytologist. In 1927, she became the first Japanese woman to receive a doctoral degree in science. She received a Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon and was awarded as an Order of the Precious Crown Third Class for her academic accomplishments and leadership in women’s education in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Kono Yasui is the 14,471st most popular politician (up from 15,912th in 2024), the 1,271st most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,471st in 2019) and the 318th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kono Yasui ranks 14,471 out of 19,576. Before her are Ashur-nirari IV, Al Smith, Johan Ehrnrooth, José Serrato, Sayed Morad Khan, and Mariano Paredes. After her are Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer, Michael Ogio, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi, Epeli Nailatikau, and Abdullah al-Sallal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Kono Yasui ranks 167. Before her are Jesse L. Lasky, Francis de Miomandre, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Joe May, Joseph Stadler, and Jacob Epstein. After her are Walter Brack, Knud Kristensen, Thomas H. Ince, Hans Moser, George Preca, and Vladas Mironas. Among people deceased in 1971, Kono Yasui ranks 171. Before her are Paruyr Sevak, Maguba Syrtlanova, Walther von Wartburg, W. D. Ross, Amado Azar, and Martin Benka. After her are Gioacchino Guaragna, Ramón Villeda Morales, Ahmed Bahnini, Brock Chisholm, Wynton Kelly, and Fuad Abdurahmanov.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kono Yasui ranks 1,271 out of 6,245. Before her are Hajime Isayama (1986), Tura Satana (1938), Kenichi Ogata (1942), Yasuharu Kurata (1963), Masatada Ishii (1967), and Osamu Watanabe (1940). After her are Yasuhiro Toyoda (1976), Yasuhito Endō (1980), Seigō Nakano (1886), Kenichi Serada (1973), Atsushi Uchiyama (1959), and Masaaki Mori (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Kono Yasui ranks 318. Before her are Makino Nobuaki (1861), Kenji Miyamoto (1908), Iccho Itoh (1945), Mutsu Munemitsu (1844), Sadakazu Tanigaki (1945), and Yukio Ozaki (1858). After her are Seigō Nakano (1886), Takako Doi (1928), Koto Matsudaira (1903), Mazie Hirono (1947), Fumio Gotō (1884), and Uchida Kōsai (1865).

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