Niels Ryberg Finsen
Physician and scientist of Icelandic descent
Died when: 43 years 284 days (525 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Niels Ryberg Finsen (15 December 1860 – 24 September 1904) was a Faroese-Icelandic 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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