Niels Ryberg Finsen
1860 – 1904 · aged 44
Faroese physician and scientist of Icelandic descent
- Born
- 15 Dec 1860 · Tórshavn
- Died
- 24 Sept 1904 · Copenhagen
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- 15 Dec 1860BornBorn in Tórshavn
- 1903AwardNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 24 Sept 1904DiedDied in Copenhagen
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Major world events during their lifetime (1860 – 1904).
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Niels Ryberg Finsen (15 December 1860 – 24 September 1904) was a physician and scientist. In 1903, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology "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."
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