Niels Ryberg Finsen 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." The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1903, announced October 15, 1903. 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”. Niels Ryberg Finsen: born 1860, Thorshavn, Faroe Islands (Denmark). Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).