Viktor Urbantschitsch (10 September 1847, in Vienna – 17 June 1921, in Vienna) was an Austrian

otologist Otology is a branch of medicine which studies normal and pathological anatomy and physiology of the ear (hearing and vestibular sensory systems and related structures and functions) as well as their diseases, diagnosis and treatment. Otologic ...

. He was the son of Alois Urbantschitsch and Wilhelmine. He studied at the

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, receiving his

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in 1870 and his surgical degree in 1871. In 1873 he obtained his

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for otology and several years later was named head of the otology department at the general polyclinic in Vienna. In 1885 he became an associate professor and in 1907 succeeded

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as head of the university ear hospital.Thibaut - Zycha, Volume 10
edited by

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(biography) He is considered to be one of the founders of modern otology. He focused his attention on the physiology and psycho-physiology of the ear, and researched the influence that head movements had on sound perception. He stressed the significance of residual hearing and developed various diagnostic and rehabilitative methods. He was an early practitioner of electric current as a means of treatment, and also introduced a manual massage technique for the

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Personal life

Viktor had four children with his wife, Caroline: # Minna Wilhelmine Urbantschitsch (1873 – August 1943), married Pero Despic (1874 - April 1937), had one daughter. # Richard Urbantschitsch (1875–1948), never married. # Ernst Urbantschitsch (30 June 1877 – 1 July 1948), married Hildegard "Hilde" ... (d. 1954). Had one son, Victor Urbancic # Rudolf von Urban (28 April 1879 – 18 December 1964), married Friederike "Fritzi" Rosali Persicaner (11 June 1879 – 10 April 1970), divorced. Had two children. Later married Maria Mayen (11 May 1892 – 15 July 1978) and had one daughter together. Rudolf and Maria were the maternal grandparents of

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Selected works

* ''Lehrbuch der Ohrenheilkunde'', 1880. * ''Über subjektive optische Anschauungsbilder'', 1907. * ''Über Störungen des Gedächtnisses infolge von Erkrankungen des Ohres'', 1918. * "Auditory training for deaf mutism and acquired deafness". Washington, D.C. : Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, (1982). Translation of: ''Über Hörübungen bei Taubstummheit und bei Ertaubung im späteren Lebensalter'', translated by S. Richard Silverman.Most widely held works by Victor Urbantschitsch
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Urbantschitsch, Viktor 1847 births 1921 deaths Scientists from Vienna University of Vienna alumni Academic staff of the University of Vienna Austrian otolaryngologists