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Gerhard Armauer Hansen

Norwegian physician

  • Fame52.4
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia3.8K
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Lived 1841–1912, aged 71Norway
NorwayNorwayDoctorsDoctor
  • Wikipedia
    41 languages
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  • Era
    1841–1912
    Aged 71
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-24

Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen was a Norwegian physician, remembered for his identification of the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae in 1873 as the etiologic agent of leprosy. His distinguished work was recognized at the International Leprosy Congress held at Bergen in 1909.

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