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Abstract
Two eyewitness accounts of Finsen's funeral, a Danish article about his funeral, and four articles in appreciation of Dr. Finsen's work.
Dates
- Creation: 1904
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box; 3 items)
Creator
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in English
Restrictions
Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.
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Biographical Note
Born in the Faroe Islands, Neils Finsen studied medicine at University of Copenhagen, graduating in 1890. In the course of studying Pick's disease, which afflicted him, Finsen became interested in the effects of sunlight and certain rays within sunlight and their effect on people. Though he found no solution to his own situation, he discovered that the absence of such rays greatly reduced scarring from small-pox and that application of such rays provided effective treatment to sufferers of lupus vulgaris. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for his experiments with light in the treatment of disease and is known as the developer of phototherapy.
Collection Summary
Two eyewitness accounts of Finsen's funeral, a Danish article about his funeral, and four articles in appreciation of Dr. Finsen's work.
Abstract
Two eyewitness accounts of Finsen's funeral, a Danish article about his funeral, and four articles in appreciation of Dr. Finsen's work.
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Provenance
Unknown.
General
- Processed by
- HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
- Processing Completed
- 1960s; 2007
- Encoded by
- Jim Labosier
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Memoir of Funeral of Niels Ryberg Finsen, and Clippings 1904
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- HMD staff; Jim Labosier
- Date
- 1960s; 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Edition statement
- 1.0
Collecting Area Details
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