Gerhard Armauer Hansen that the leprosy acts of 1877 and 1885 were passed, leading to a steady decline of the disease in Norway from 1,800 known cases in 1875 to just 575 cases in 1901. His distinguished work was recognized at the International Leprosy Congress held at Bergen in 1909. Hansen had suffered from syphilis since the 1860s but died of heart disease. He was an atheist. Gerhard Armauer Hansen Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (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. Hansen
Simon Hansen director Wanuri Kahui. The short film is part of the Focus Features backed Africa First Program and was officially in competition at Sundance 2010. The film has high production values for its small budget, which is something Hansen is known for. Hansens company Atomic Visual Effects has produced 3D animation and visual effects for Spoon, What the Bleep do We (k)now, The Breed, Pumzi and Chronicle Chronicle . Hansen also supervised the visual effects on Lost City Raiders, and the TV series Crusoe Inspired Minority Pictures was expected to produce 10 low-budget films and has taken over 100 submissions and