# Osamu Hayaishi

> Japanese biochemist (1920–2015)

**Wikidata**: [Q904598](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q904598)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Hayaishi)  
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## Summary

Osamu Hayaishi was born on January 8, 1920, in Stockton and died on December 17, 2015, in Kyoto[1]. He worked as a biochemist, university teacher, physician, physiologist, and chemist, specializing in the field of biochemistry. He was educated at Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School and the University of Osaka.Throughout his career, he received numerous awards, including the Order of Culture, the Wolf Prize in Medicine, the Person of Cultural Merit, the Asahi Prize, the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class, and the Japan Academy Prize[2][3][4]. His professional distinctions included membership in the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the National Academy of Sciences, the Japan Academy, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[5][6][7].


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