Kikunae Ikeda

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.

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Who was born first?

• Kikunae Ikeda and Stéphane Javelle were born the same year
• Kikunae Ikeda and Auguste Charlois were born the same year
• Kikunae Ikeda and Robert Grant Aitken were born the same year
• Kikunae Ikeda and Wilhelm Wien were born the same year
• Kikunae Ikeda and Walther Hermann Nernst were born the same year

Timeline

1. Auguste CharloisNovember 26, 1864 – March 26, 1910
2. Kikunae Ikeda (this page)October 8, 1864 – May 3, 1936
3. Robert Grant AitkenDecember 31, 1864 – October 29, 1951
4. Stéphane JavelleNovember 16, 1864 – August 3, 1917
5. Walther Hermann NernstJune 25, 1864 – November 18, 1941
6. Wilhelm WienJanuary 13, 1864 – August 30, 1928

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