Niels Ryberg Finsen

Faroese physician and scientist of icelandic descent.

Born December 15th, 1860 in Tórshavn.

Died October 24th, 1904 at 43 years old in Copenhagen.

Occupations
physician, scientist, university teacher

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson