The German born physician Von Siebold left for Japan in 1823 by order of the Dutch government. He was to gather information about the country and take up teaching. He was very successful and the Japanese authorities even allowed him to start a medical practice outside Deshima, where he taught as well. Van Siebold also participated in a journey to the court and built up a good reputation with many Japanese scientists. In 1928, he was exiled from Japan when it was discovered that he wanted to send a map of Japan to the Netherlands, an act strictly forbidden by the Japanese government. On returning to the Netherlands, he exhibited the objects he had collected while traveling in Japan and he wrote several books, including Nippon and Flora Japonica. He did not return to Japan until 1859, when the country had finally given up its stringent isolation policy.
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