[Tetsuo ISOGAWA: The Person Who Created the Modern Pharmaceutical System in Oita]

Tetsuo Isogawa was born in Oita in 1852 and in 1879 began working in the Imperial Japanese Pharmaceutical Laboratory (shiyaku-jo) for medicine inspections. The same year, Dr. Tsunekichi Torigata, head of Oita Prefectural School of Medicine recruited him as its chief pharmaceutical officer. After the school's closing in 1889, he was hired as pharmaceutical lieutenant officer of the Oita prefectural government, where he strove to improve chemical and food safety for two decades. Through his work for the government, Isogawa created the modern pharmaceutical system in Oita in the late 19th century. Tetsuo Isogawa retired from public office in 1905 and died in 1908. Tetsuo Isogawa was not officially registered as a pharmacist under the 1890 Pharmacy Law; however, a special funeral address was written by the vice-president of the Oita Pharmaceutical Association on his behalf and published in the Association's journal.