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Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841–1912) – 100 years anniversary tribute
Author(s) -
Grzybowski Andrzej,
Kluxen Guido,
Półtorak Klaudia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/aos.12159
Subject(s) - tribute , leprosy , philosophy , history , art history , medicine , classics , optometry , dermatology
. 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.