Shojuro Arai, and Genzui Udagawa—Genpaku began spending more time working as a physician than as a scholar towards the end of his life. One of Genpaku’s last students was Genshin Udugawa, a man who came to know Genpaku through a mutual fascination in the Dutch language. At this time in his old age, Genpaku was looking to adopt a son who could succeed him in taking his home, profession, and legacy of medical service to Japan. Genpaku initially took Genshin in as a student and prospective son to inherit his estate. A young man, Genshin was temperamental and did not heed Genpaku’s wishes to better his behavior. As such, Genpaku disowned Genshin. A few years passed and Genshin continued his studies of Rangaku and bettered his ambitions, eventually gaining favor of the Udagawas who were friends of Genpaku. With the change in Genshin’s behavior, Genpaku re-welcomed him as a son, and left him to inherit his estate. Above all, Genpaku’s legacy is that of a teacher and physician with the goal to better the health of Japanese citizens through the knowledge of foreign nations. The path of learning Genpaku set his students on fostered a generation of scholars that would come to introduce Western medicine to Japan. In addition to his influence on Japanese medicine, Genpaku’s Japanese translations of Dutch texts were translated into Chinese. These works were among the first Western medical texts in Chinese. Notable works Although Genpaku is most well known for his translation of Ontleekundige Tafelen, he published many other works including medical, political, and historical works. Yoka Taisei (A Handbook of Surgery) Rangaku Koto-hajime (A History of the Development of Rangaku) Teriakaho-San (Concerning Theriac) Kei-ei Yawa (Conversations with the Shadows of Men. A work on medical politics and ethics) Oranda Iti Mondo (Dialogues on Dutch Medicine), 1795 Nochi-Migusa (Essays in Hindsight) Yojo-Schichi-Fuka (Seven Articles About Hygiene) Gallery References Bibliography External links Kaitai shinsho. Selected pages scanned from the original work. Historical Anatomies on the Web. US National Library of Medicine. 1733 births 1817 deaths 18th-century Japanese physicians Japanese writers of the Edo period Japanese translators Japanese scholars Rangaku 18th-century Japanese translators