Niels Ryberg Finsen

Niels Ryberg Finsen

Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (1903)

Professional bio

Niels Ryberg Finsen was a Danish physician and scientist affiliated with the Finsen Medical Light Institute. He received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially lupus vulgaris, with concentrated light radiation.