Yae Ibuka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese nurse who worked for leprosy patients
Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1897
Place of Birth: Taipei
Date of Death: 15-May-1989
Profession: nurse
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Yae Ibuka
- Yae Ibuka (????, Ibuka Yae, October 23, 1897 – May 15, 1989) was a Japanese nurse who worked with patients suffering from leprosy.
- She was diagnosed as having leprosy, and hospitalized at Koyama Fukusei Hospital in 1919.
- It proved a misdiagnosis three years later, but she was deeply impressed by Drouart de Lézey, the director of the hospital, and was determined to work as a nurse with leprosy patients.
- In 1961, she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal.
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