Ove Guldberg Høegh, MD (1814-1863) was chief medical officer for leprosy in Norway from 1854 to 1863. He founded “The National Leprosy Program”, which began in 1856 and still exists today, and was the chief physician for leprosy in Norway before Hansen.
International Journal of Leprosy, Centennial Festskrift edition, Vol 41, No 2. 1973.