In 1903, Niels Ryberg Finsen won the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Date of Birth: 15 December 1860.
Died: 24 September 1904.
Nationality: Faroese.
Country: Denmark, Faroe Islands.
Education: University of Copenhagen.
Known as: Diphtheria antitoxin/serum.
Profession: Physician and Scientist.
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1903), Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1904).