Niels Ryberg Finsen Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Niels Ryberg Finsen, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Denmark.

5 records1893–19035 events2 places

Chronological biography

1893

Concentrated Light Treatment1893

Science / Medicine · Physician · Copenhagen

Develops phototherapy for a destructive form of skin tuberculosis.

Lupus Vulgaris Phototherapy1893

Science / Medicine · Physician · Copenhagen

Begins treating lupus vulgaris with concentrated light.

1896

Finsen Medical Light Institute1896

Science / Medicine · Physician · Copenhagen

Establishes an institute specializing in therapeutic uses of light.

Phototherapy Research Centre1896

Science / Medicine · Physician · Copenhagen

Creates a clinical centre for systematic phototherapy research and treatment.

1903

Nobel Prize1903

Science / Medicine · Stockholm

Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for treating disease, especially lupus vulgaris, with concentrated light radiation.

Titles and roles

Physician

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.