Back جيرهارد أرماور هانسن Arabic جيرهارد ارماور هانسن ARZ قرهارد آرمور هانسن AZB Герхард Хансен Byelorussian Gerhard Armauer Hansen Czech Gerhard Armauer Hansen Welsh Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen Danish Gerhard Armauer Hansen German Γκέρχαρντ Αρμάουερ Χάνσεν Greek Gerhard Armauer Hansen Esperanto
Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen | |
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 Gerhard Armauer Hansen | |
| Born | 29 July 1841 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 12 February 1912 (aged 70) Florø, Norway |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Awards | Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Epidemiology |
Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɡæ̂rhɑɖ ɑrˈmæ̀ʉər ˈhɑ̂nsn̩]; 29 July 1841 – 12 February 1912) was a Norwegian physician, remembered for his identification of the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae in 1873 as the causative agent of leprosy.[1][2] His distinguished work was recognized at the International Leprosy Congress held at Bergen in 1909.[3]
- ^ Hansen GHA (1874). "Undersøgelser Angående Spedalskhedens Årsager (Investigations concerning the etiology of leprosy)". Norsk Mag. Laegervidenskaben (in Norwegian). 4: 1–88.
- ^ Irgens L (2002). "The discovery of the leprosy bacillus". Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 122 (7): 708–9. PMID 11998735.
- ^ Svein Atle Skålevåg. "Gerhard Armauer Hansen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2017.