title: Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912)--100 years anniversary tribute.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Poznan City Hospital, Poznań, PolandChair of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, PolandOphthalmological Regional Community Consulting and Clinic Wermelskirchen-Solingen-Remscheid, Wermelskirchen, Germany.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grzybowski
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kluxen
authors.forename: Klaudia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pótorak
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000266:history* / Q000382:microbiology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007918:Leprosy / Q000266:history* / Q000382:microbiology; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae; D009664:Norway; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*
keywords: Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen; Mycobacterium leprae; history of ophthalmology; leprosy of the eye