Niels Ryberg Finsen M.D.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1903

Physician. Founder, phototherapy in dermatology. Lupus vulgaris treatment. Researched salt. Despite having Niemann-Pick disease, strong willed, persevering.

Denmark early education - Rector: "Niels is a very nice boy. His gifts are small; he’s devoid of energy." Cause: fagging for older pupils. Moved to Iceland school; succeeded despite not knowing language.

Biography

From patient to discoverer- Ryberg Finsen (1860-1904) -the founder of phototherapy in dermatology, CARETAKER OF THE SKIN by Andrzej Grzybowski MD, PhDa,b,?, Krzysztof Pietrzak MD, PhDc., Edited by Andrzej Grzybowski, MD, PhD. Elsevier, Clinics in Dermatology (2012) 30, 451-455.

Niels Ryberg Finsen by Dennis P. Valenzeno, Associate Dean for Medical Sciences, Chair and Professor of the Department of Medical Sciences, The University of Kansas Medical Center - Wichita. Short article.

THE FIRST NOBEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE TO THE NORDIC COUNTRIES (NIELS RYBERG FINSEN, 1903) by Wolfram KOCK (Stockholm, Suède). 4 pages

In Danish Only, interesting images for English readers

Heliotherapy - light therapy. Science Museum.

Our Friend, the Sun: Images of Light Therapeutics from the Osler Library Collection, c. 1901-1944. Digital exhibition by the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Niels Finsen by John H. Lienhard. Engines of our Ingenuity. University of Houston TX.

Memoir of Funeral of Niels Ryberg Finsen, and Clippings 1904. National Library of Medicine, USA.

Audio NIELS FINSEN by John H. Lienhard. Engines of our Ingenuity, Episode 1769, University of Houston. Please click for audio of article in text.

Niels Ryberg Finsen works , Internet Archive

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