Niels Ryberg Finsen
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| Born | December 15, 1860 Thorshavn, Faroe Islands |
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| Died | September 24, 1904. |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Field | Medicine |
| Institutions | Finsen Medical Light Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Known for | Using light radiation |
| Notable prizes | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1903) |
Niels Ryberg Finsen (December 15, 1860 - September 24, 1904) was an Danish doctor.[1] He won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for treating lupus vulgaris (tuberculosis of the skin), with light radiation.[2]
[change] References
- ↑ "Biography of Niels Ryberg Finsen". The Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1903/finsen-bio.html. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1903". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1903/index.html. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
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