Christian Lerche

Christian Lerche (23 April 1917 – 9 June 2008) was a Norwegian physician and civil servant.

He was born in Kristiania to Jacob Lerche Johansen and Wibecke Christiane Fredrikke Nicolaysen, and was a great-grandson of Jochum Johansen.

[1] Lerche was director of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health from 1957 to 1984.

He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1979.

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