Niels Ryberg Finsen M.D.
Niels Ryberg Finsen M.D.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1903
Name:Niels Ryberg Finsen
Birth: 15 December 1860, Thorshavn, Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Death: 24 September 1904, Copenhagen, Denmark
Affiliation at the time of the award: Finsen Medical Light Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Prize motivation: “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”
Field: Dermatology, radiology
Had early education in Denmark. Rector, “Niels is a very nice boy. His gifts are small but he’s devoid of energy.” Cause: fagging for older pupils. He was moved to a school in Iceland. He succeeded despite not knowing the language.
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Niels Ryberg Finsen. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Picture of Niels R. Finsen. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Niels R. Finsen and his family, circa 1900 before 1904. Author: Frederik Riise. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Niel Finsen. Source: Wellcome Trust/Wikimedia Commons.
Finsen Institute in Denmark, ca. 1900. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Finsen Institute in Denmark, ca. 1900. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Painting of Niels Ryberg Finsen, ordered by the Museum of Frederiksborg short time after Finsen’s death in 1904. The artist is C. Wentoft (1863-1914). Date: After 1904. Author: C. Wentoft (1863-1914). Source: Wikimedia Commons.