Kikunae Ikeda
Japanese chemist
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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. Wikipedia
Born: October 8, 1864, Kyoto, Japan
Died: May 3, 1936 (age 71 years), Tokyo, Japan
Education: University of Tokyo (1885–1889)