What is Gerhard Armauer Hansen?
[[Image:Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen.jpg|thumb|right|Gerhard Hendrik Armauer Hansen]] '''Gerhard Hendrik Armauer Hansen''' (July 29, 1841 - February 12, 1912) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Medical doctor|doctor]]. He is famous for discovering the [[bacteria]] that causes [[leprosy]] in 1873. That disease is also called ''Hansen's disease'' in his honour. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Gerhard Armauer}} [[Category:1841 births]] [[Category:1912 deaths]] [[Category:Norwegian physicians]]