1841 - 1912
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerhard Armauer Hansen has received more than 182,988 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Gerhard Armauer Hansen is the 109th most popular physician (down from 56th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Norway (down from 31st 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, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 109 out of 502. Before him are Elizabeth Blackwell, Frederick Chapman Robbins, Ragnar Granit, Charles Nicolle, Arvid Carlsson, and Eric Kandel. After him are George Minot, Peter Damian, Johann Joachim Becher, Edgar Adrian, John Snow, and Ferid Murad.
1821 - 1910
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 103
1916 - 2003
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 104
1900 - 1991
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 105
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 106
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 107
1929 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 108
1841 - 1912
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 109
1885 - 1950
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 110
1007 - 1072
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 111
1635 - 1682
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 112
1889 - 1977
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 113
1813 - 1858
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 114
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 115
Among people born in 1841, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 16. Before him are Itō Hirobumi, Frédéric Bazille, Emil Theodor Kocher, Félix Faure, Nicholas I of Montenegro, and Maria Sophie of Bavaria. After him are Armand Fallières, Emmanuel Chabrier, Victor D'Hondt, Armand Guillaumin, Ferdinand Buisson, and Ahmed ‘Urabi. Among people deceased in 1912, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 16. Before him are Thomas Andrews, Robert Falcon Scott, Joseph Lister, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, William McMaster Murdoch, and William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. After him are Auguste Beernaert, John Jacob Astor IV, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Franz Reichelt, Johann Martin Schleyer, and Benjamin Guggenheim.
1841 - 1909
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 10
1841 - 1870
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 11
1841 - 1917
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 12
1841 - 1899
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 13
1841 - 1921
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 14
1841 - 1925
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 15
1841 - 1912
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 16
1841 - 1931
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 17
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 18
1841 - 1902
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 19
1841 - 1927
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 20
1841 - 1932
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 21
1841 - 1911
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 22
1873 - 1912
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 10
1868 - 1912
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 11
1827 - 1912
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 12
1836 - 1912
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 13
1873 - 1912
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 14
1852 - 1912
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 15
1841 - 1912
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 16
1829 - 1912
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 17
1864 - 1912
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 18
1821 - 1912
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 19
1879 - 1912
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 20
1831 - 1912
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 21
1865 - 1912
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 22
Among people born in Norway, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 39 out of 927. Before him are Magnus IV of Sweden (1316), Haakon the Good (918), Peder Severin Krøyer (1851), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), Christian Lous Lange (1869), and Haakon IV of Norway (1204). After him are Lars Onsager (1903), Harald Greycloak (935), Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), Sonja Henie (1912), Trygve Haavelmo (1911), and Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930).
1316 - 1374
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 33
918 - 961
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 34
1851 - 1909
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 35
930 - 995
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 36
1869 - 1938
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 37
1204 - 1263
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 38
1841 - 1912
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 39
1903 - 1976
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 40
935 - 970
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 41
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 42
1912 - 1969
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 43
1911 - 1999
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 44
1930 - 2012
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 45
Among physicians born in Norway, Gerhard Armauer Hansen ranks 1. After him are May-Britt Moser (1963).