00989nas a2200265 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003700055653003000092653002600122653002600148653001200174653001700186653002500203653001100228653001800239100001700257700001300274700001500287245007800302300001200380490000700392520031000399022001400709 2014 d c2014 May10aAnniversaries and Special Events10aEye Infections, Bacterial10aHistory, 19th Century10aHistory, 20th Century10aleprosy10aMicrobiology10aMycobacterium leprae10aNorway10aOphthalmology1 aGrzybowski A1 aKluxen G1 aPĆ³torak K00aGerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912)--100 years anniversary tribute. a296-3000 v923 a

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.

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