00729nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002600055653002600081653001200107653002500119100001400144245005400158300001100212490000700223520030300230022001400533       1992                            d  c1992 Feb10aHistory, 19th Century10aHistory, 20th Century10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae1 aMange P F00aHansen and his discovery of Mycobacterium leprae.  a118-210 v893 a<p>Hansen possessed keen scientific insight and a strong personal character. These qualities were necessary to overcome many obstacles barring the path to his lifetime goal of eradicating leprosy from Norway. This paper is the 1991 winner of the Stephen Wickes Prize in the History of Medicine.</p>  a0885-842X