Minakata Kumagusu

This is a Japanese name; the family name is Minakata.

  Minakata Kumagusu (南方 熊楠, April 15, 1867 - December 29, 1941) was a Japanese author and naturalist. Minakata was born in Wakayama Prefecture. He is known for his studies in slime moulds.

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Minakata was intensely interested in folklore, religion and natural history. He wrote several papers, including 51 monographs in "Nature." He is famous for discovering many varieties of mycetozoa.

Minakata was also an epileptic, suffering from "grand mal" seizures. He was able to predict when he was about to have a seizure (as is common in epilepsy) due to a sense of "deja vu."

See also

• Japanese literature
• List of Japanese authors