Antoni Stanisław Jurasz (24 November 1847 – 12 August 1923) was a Polish

laryngologist The larynx (), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the laryngeal inlet is about ...

who was a native of Spławie ( Posen). He spent most of his life living and working in what was then the German Empire. He was the father of

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Antoni Tomasz Jurasz (1882–1961). He studied medicine at the universities of

Greifswald Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (german: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostoc ...

and

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, and in 1872 became a clinical assistant at

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

. Here, he worked with

pediatric Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...

illnesses, and diseases of the

pharynx The pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the oesophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs). It is found in vertebrates and invertebrates, though its struc ...

, nose and throat. In 1881 Jurasz was appointed associate professor at the

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. In 1908 he relocated as a full professor to the

University of Lviv The University of Lviv ( uk, Львівський університет, Lvivskyi universytet; pl, Uniwersytet Lwowski; german: Universität Lemberg, briefly known as the ''Theresianum'' in the early 19th century), presently the Ivan Franko Na ...

, where he was also director of the

otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

clinic. In 1920 he moved to the recently founded

University of Poznań A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

. Jurasz is remembered for his pioneer work in

rhinoscopy A Rhinoscope (or Nasoscope) is a thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the nose. A rhinoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue. Types Rhinoscopy is performed by two procedures. * Anterio ...

, and is credited with the construction and modification of a number of medical instruments used in the field of rhinolaryngology, including a specialized tool known as a

nasopharynx The pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the oesophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs). It is found in vertebrates and invertebrates, though its struct ...

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Selected publications

* ''Das systolische Hirngeräusch der Kinder'', 1877. * ''Über die Sensibilitätsneurosen des Rachens und des Kehlkopfes'' ("On nerve sensitivity of the

and

larynx The larynx (), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the laryngeal inlet is about ...

"). * ''Über die Sondirung der Stirnbeinhöhle'', 1887. * ''Die Krankheiten der oberen Luftwege'' ("Diseases of the

upper airways The respiratory tract is the subdivision of the respiratory system involved with the process of respiration in mammals. The respiratory tract is lined with respiratory epithelium as respiratory mucosa. Air is breathed in through the nose to th ...

"). * ''Handbuch der Laryngologie und Rhinologie'' ("Textbook of laryngology and rhinology"), 1898.

References

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History of Rhinology in Poland to 1939 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurasz, Antoni Otolaryngologists Polish surgeons University of Greifswald alumni University of Würzburg alumni Heidelberg University faculty 1847 births 1923 deaths Physicians from Poznań German surgeons