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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.
- University of Oslo
- 29 July 1841, Bergen, Norway
- Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
- 12 February 1912 (aged 70), Florø, Norway
Gerhard Armauer Hansen (29 July 1841 – 12 February 1912) was a Norwegian physician known for his discovery of Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy (sometimes called Hansen’s bacillus). Hansen was born in Bergen, Norway, and studied medicine at the University of Christiana (now University of Oslo), graduating with honours in 1866.
- Norway
- Physician, Medical Researcher
Gerhard-Henrik Armauer Hansen, a Norwegian scientist, discovered Mycobacterium leprae as the causative organism for leprosy, defying the hereditary affliction theory of the disease. He was born in Bergen, Norway in 1841 in a Danish family.
- Sangita Ghosh, Soumik Chaudhuri
- 10.4103/0019-5154.156310
- 2015
- May-Jun 2015
Apr 4, 2018 · The most famous leprologist of the day was Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen. Hansen, a Norwegian, discovered M. leprae, the bacillus that causes the disease, under the microscope in 1873. It was the first time a germ was linked directly to a disease. Figure 2. Dr. G. H. A. Hansen (1841-1912)
2023 will be the 150th anniversary since Gerhard Armauer Hansen discovered the bacteria that causes leprosy. What the young doctor observed through his microscope, was a scientific breakthrough that helped transform how we view disease and infection.
Abstract. 2012 marks the 100th year of death of Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), who discovered Mycobacterium leprae, but also gave the first systematic scientific work on the leprosy of the eye. The article reviews his life and scientific achievements with special regard to eye and ophthalmology. 2012 marks the 100th year of death ...
Dec 10, 2012 · Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912)—The 100th anniversary of the death of the discoverer of Mycobacterium leprae - Clinics in Dermatology. Caretaker of the skin | Edited by Andrzej Grzybowski, MD, PhD | Volume 31, ISSUE 5, P653-655, September 2013. Download Full Issue.
