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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Physiology or Medicine (216) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1900s (57) 1903 (7) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1860s (52) 1860 (5) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Atlantic Ocean islands (5) Faroe Islands (1) Tórshavn (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1900s (9) 1904 (1) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, Nordic countries (49) Denmark (10) Copenhagen (9) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name L-R (240) N (18) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) F (33) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name L-R (156) N (8) Niels (3) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 40 - 49 (140) 44 (9) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (70) Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners (69) Physicians (65) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, Nordic countries (59) Denmark (12) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University Europe (232) Europe, Nordic countries (30) Denmark (8) Copenhagen (6) University of Copenhagen (1) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, Nordic countries (83) Denmark (39) Copenhagen (39) University of Copenhagen (39) Alumni (12) Short-term academic staff (26) complete name: Niels Ryberg Finsen nobel prize: medicine award year: 1903 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1903 was awarded to Niels Ryberg Finsen "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." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Niels family name: Finsen occupation: physician occupation: university teacher field of work: light therapy work location: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark description: Niels Ryberg Finsen was a Faroese-Danish physician and scientist of Icelandic descent. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology in 1903 "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." image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1903. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1903/summary/> date birth: 1860 date death: 1904 usual name: Niels Finsen
