Il Chun Yu was the first Korean microbiologist and the Korean student who studied in Germany He got the two doctor degree : one in Freiburg University of Germany in 1924 and the other Keio University of Japan in 1926 He became a professor of Kyungsung Medical Junior College in 1926 and as the first grade scholar in the Korean microbiology field He issued many essays in several mass communication media to cultivate people and played an important role in the field of health hygiene by contributing to the improvement of health hygiene.
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