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Ribe's inventors

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Read amongst others, about Emil Christian Hansen, born in Ribe, expert in the physiology of fermentation and also the founder of modern beer brewing.

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Memorial to the scientist Emil Christian Hansen in Ribe
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Memorial to the scientist Emil Christian Hansen in Ribe

Emil Christian Hansen was one of Denmark's greatest scientists, Emil Christian Hansen, was born in 1842 in a house on Nederdammen 35 in Ribe.

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Memorial to Jens Olsen - watchmaker and astromechanic in Ribe
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Memorial to Jens Olsen - watchmaker and astromechanic in Ribe

Plaque commemorating Jens Olsen who built the famous world clock in Copenhagen City Hall.

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Memorial to Professor Niels Ryberg Finsen in Ribe
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Memorial to Professor Niels Ryberg Finsen in Ribe

In 1903, Niels Ryberg Finsen received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his treatment of lupus vulgaris (skin tuberculosis) with light.

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