Oldest pharmacist (female)

Oldest pharmacist (female)
Anwenden
WHO
Kesa Hatamoto
WHAT
101:196 year(s):day(s)
WHERE
Japan (Meguro)
WHEN
01 April 2024

The oldest pharmacist (female) is Kesa Hatamoto (Japan, b. 18 September 1922), who is 101 years and 196 days old, and works as a pharmacist at Anzen Pharmacy, in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, as verified on 1 April 2024.

Kesa studied pharmacy during World War II and was licensed as a pharmacist in September 1942. She became a housewife after getting married, but decided to open her own pharmacy in 1952 to financially help out her family. To this day, she works Monday to Saturday from 10:00 - 18:00.