Karl Heinrich Grünberg (16 July 1875 in
Stralsund
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– 25 November 1932 in
Bonn
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) was a German
otorhinolaryngologist, known for his research on the
pathological anatomy of the ear's
labyrinth.
He studied medicine at several German universities, receiving his doctorate in
Greifswald
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in 1897 with the dissertation-thesis ''Fälle von perforierendem Sarkom des Schädels'' ("Two cases of perforating
sarcoma
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Sarcom ...
of the skull"). In 1908 he obtained his
habilitation for
otology,
rhinology and
laryngology at the
University of Rostock, where he later became an associate professor. From 1924 to 1932 he was a full professor of otorhinolaryngology at the
University of Bonn.
Published works
* ''Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Labyrintherkrankungen'', 1908 – Contributions to the knowledge of labyrinth disorders.
* ''Handbuch der pathologischen anatomie des menschlichen ohres'' (1917; with Wilhelm Lange-Eichbaum,
Paul Manasse) – Handbook on the pathological anatomy of the human ear.
* ''Die otitischen Erkrankungen des Hirns, der Hirnhäute und der Blutleiter'' (5th edition, 1925; with
Otto Körner) – Otitic diseases of the brain,
meninges and sinuses.
* ''Lehrbuch der Ohren-, Nasen- und Kehlkopf-Krankheiten. Nach klinischen Vorträgen für Studierende und Ärzte'' (12th edition, 1930; with Otto Körner) – Textbook of ear, nose and throat diseases.
Most widely held works by Karl Grünberg
Grünberg, Karl
References
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1875 births
1932 deaths
People from Stralsund
University of Greifswald alumni
Academic staff of the University of Rostock
Academic staff of the University of Bonn
German otolaryngologists
German pathologists