Leprosy : in its clinical & pathological aspects

Name: Leprosy : in its clinical & pathological aspects
Author: G. Armauer (Gerhard Armauer) Hansen

by G. Armauer (Gerhard Armauer) Hansen, Carl Looft

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Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United Kingdom: John Wright & Co., 1895.

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deaurider, PrimeNumber and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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2023-08-01

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Leprosy

About the authors

G. Armauer (Gerhard Armauer) Hansen

1841–1912

Best known as the physician who identified the bacterium that causes leprosy, he helped change the disease from a feared mystery into a subject of scientific study. His work in 19th-century Norway became a turning point in the history of infectious disease.

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Carl Looft

1863–1943

A Norwegian physician and writer, he moved easily between medicine, public health, and popular history. His work reflects a practical doctor’s eye and a clear interest in making knowledge useful to ordinary readers.

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