About Niels Ryberg Finsen
Niels Ryberg Finsen (15 December 1860 – 24 September 1904) was a 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." His father was a member of the Faroese parliament for 12 years, and his older brother Olaf Finsen similarly became a member of parliament, for five years, as well as the first mayor of the capital, Tórshavn. His father was Hannes Finsen, who belonged to an Icelandic family with traditions reaching back to the 10th century, and his mother was Johanne Formann from Falster, Denmark. Finsen got his early education in Tórshavn, but in 1874 was sent to the.
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