Christian Lerche
Christian Lerche 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. He was married to Adèle Elisabeth Pihl Stranger from 1946, a daughter of Rolf Stranger.
Lerche was director of Statens Institutt for Folkehelse from 1957 to 1984. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1979.
