Kikunae Ikeda
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 89 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 8,1864 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Kyoto |
| Kyoto Prefecture | |
| Japan | |
| Date of died | May 3,1936 |
| Died | Tokyo |
| Japan | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Job | Professor |
| Chemist | |
| Education | The University of Tokyo |
| Kaisei Academy | |
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| ID | 641973 |
Kikunae Ikeda Life story
Kikunae Ikeda was a Japanese chemist and Tokyo Imperial University professor of Chemistry who, in 1908, uncovered the chemical basis of a taste he named umami. It is one of the five basic tastes along with sweet, bitter, sour and salty.