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Gerhard Armauer Hansen

1841 - 1912

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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 etiologic agent of leprosy. His distinguished work was recognized at the International Leprosy Congress held at Bergen in 1909. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerhard Armauer Hansen is the 157th most popular physician (up from 179th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Norway (down from 65th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Physician.

Gerhard Armauer Hansen is most famous for his discovery of the bacteria that causes leprosy.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 157 out of 726. Before him are Franz Joseph Gall, Erasistratus, George Emil Palade, Albrecht von Haller, Howard Florey, and Marie François Xavier Bichat. After him are Georgios Papanikolaou, Jonas Salk, Herta Oberheuser, Agnodice, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, and Peter Agre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 18. Before him are Frédéric Bazille, Henri Fayol, Henry Morton Stanley, Félix Faure, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., and Armand Fallières. After him are Ferdinand Buisson, Armand Guillaumin, Emmanuel Chabrier, Ernst Schröder, Victor D'Hondt, and Clément Ader. Among people deceased in 1912, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 25. Before him are William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Johann Martin Schleyer, Benjamin Guggenheim, Osborne Reynolds, William McMaster Murdoch, and John Jacob Astor IV. After him are Nettie Stevens, Bolesław Prus, Nogi Maresuke, Arthur MacArthur Jr., Franz Reichelt, and George Darwin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 70 out of 1,039. Before him are Johan Galtung (1930), Jonas Lie (1833), Finn E. Kydland (1943), Gustav Vigeland (1869), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), and Sophus Lie (1842). After him are Olaf III of Norway (1050), Christian Krohg (1852), Christian Michelsen (1857), Sverre of Norway (1145), Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), and Max Manus (1914).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Norway

Among physicians born in Norway, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 1. After him are May-Britt Moser (1963), Harald Natvig (1872), and Daniel Cornelius Danielssen (1815).

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