Niels Ryberg Finsen - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — 1903
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Niels Ryberg Finsen

Prize
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — 1903
in recognition of his contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially lupus vulgaris, with concentrated light radiation, whereby he has opened a new avenue for medical science.
Citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Denmark
Languages
Danish
date of birth
12/15/1860
place of birth
Tórshavn
date of death
9/24/1904
place of death
Copenhagen
Lived
43 years

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occupation
  • university teacher
  • scientist
  • physician
employer
  • University of Copenhagen
field of work
  • light therapy
educated at
  • University of Copenhagen
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