Anton Friedrich baron von (* 3 April 1829 in Schwabach; "† 9 January 1890 in peppering castle) was a physician and professor for ear medicine at the University of peppering castle.

Life

Anton of comes of to one in Franconia resident family, from which lawyers in the Bavarian government service came out. It is the tenth child of the land judge and later court of appeal advice Christian Friedrich baron von (1780-1851) and his Mrs. Susanne, born Freiin Haller of Hallerstein ("† 1840). Because of earnings/services of moving forward the family had been raised 1790 into the hereditary baron conditions.

After school years in Bamberg and Augsburg the Abitur puts 1847 down and studies first jurisprudence in attaining from into Nuremberg. It becomes member of the student connection of the "“grey ones"” and participates as their representative in the revolution year 1848 in the celebration on the waiting castle. After two scientific terms in Munich it begins the study of the medicine in peppering castle in the year after, puts 1853 down the medical exam and attains a doctorate with drop representations of the treatment of complicated fractures without Amputation, one at that time still disputed surgical therapy.

For its employment as a physician during the Choleraepidemie in Munich a scholarship from which permits him to train itself further first in Berlin with Albrecht of Graefe and Prague with Ferdinand of Arlt in eye medicine, receives 1854. 1855 it hospitiert in Dublin, Glasgow and London. There he learns with Joseph Toynbee and William savage - savage is, to find how at that time frequently, at the same time ear and optician - which know British ear medicine, whose advanced knowledge conditions impress and cause it to turn to this field of activity. Already with a stay in Paris in the winter 1855/56 it presents a new hollow mirror with central view hole.

Back in peppering castle it bridges the waiting period up to the permission as a practical physician with anatomical studies and develops a section technology to take without destruction the entire from the corpse. In the course of these studies the proof succeeds to it that tympanic cavity inflammations occur with children far more frequently than so far accepted and that disturbances of the hearing are caused frequently by chronic inflammations of the tympanic cavity and defect healing. On 9 February 1857 it begins to practice, first as eye and an ear physician, when it due to its call visit more and more ear patient, dedicates itself it to the ear illnesses soon predominantly.

On 8 October 1857 marries Augusts Julie farmer (1833-1908) from Bamberg, with their has it three daughters, the second daughter Clara Aliena Elisabetha (geb. 1861) marries 1883 its favourite pupil Josef George car houses.

On requests of colleagues begins to teach, first within private framework, soon at the University of, it becomes to 2. March 1861 habilitiert and receives a formal training order. 1862 appear the first edition of its text book, 1864 the first volume archives for ear medicine, whose responsible person editor is he until 1873. On 25 June 1864 he is appointed the extraordinary professor.

In the French-German war 1870 is voluntarily medical companion with transports of the wounded.

In the year 1879 the otiatrische health center is created, can treat now in areas of the university clinic as well as assistant patient and consult regularly for the practical instruction of the students.

Since 1877 is to multiple Sklerose gets sick and increasingly in the practice of practice and instruction activity prevented. he hands the line of the health center to 1883 over at William Kirchner, its private practice must it 1886 close. He deceases at influenza on 9 January 1890.

Achievements

The hollow mirror with central view hole, developed by possesses a focal length, which corresponds to spatial conditions of the outside The instrument relieved together with an ear funnel the investigation of and drum skin in the reflected light, carried usually at the front volume, and opens new possibilities for the diagnosis of the illnesses of the ear. Up to then in addition Katheterisierung of the Eustachi tube and Auskultation as well as inspection of the were predominantly used in the direct light. The ear mirror is beside the Stethoskop for over one hundred years a symbol frequently used for the occupation of the physician.

lasting merit/service is it, with the help of the research methods the results of new pathological-anatomical research improved by it, which he operates likewise actively to make fruitful for the practical conversion to diagnostics and Nosologie. Together with that more by surgery active Hermann Schwartze in resounds and for the development of new therapeutic methods admitted Adam Politzer in Vienna belongs to to the founders of the modern ear medicine in the German-speaking countries. It puts the bases, in order to investigate and for the ear medicine the acknowledgment of its own surgical subject provide illnesses of the ear with scientific methodology. , When for example ear inflammations are not recognized still very frequently or with insufficient methods are not treated and consequently chronic and hearing loss in all age groups prevailing diseases in the patient property of an ear physician are, the new diagnostic and therapeutic methods at a time prove fast their usefulness and find spreading rapid.

lehr and publication activity is of large influence on the further development of the field of activity, in particular its text book of the ear diseases and the and co-editor shank, together with Schwartze and Politzer, the technical periodical archives for ear medicine contributes to it. The text book appears until 1881 in altogether seven editions and becomes 1864 in English (The surgical diseases OF the ear) and 1870 from its pupil Abraham Kuhn into the French ( pratique maladies de l'oreille) transfer. Archives appear to and until today, since 2004 under the title European archives OF oto rhino laryngology head & neck (ISSN 0937-4477). Several university teachers and founder of university ear hospitals are pupil, under it Friedrich Bezold in Munich, Kurd in Goettingen, Abraham Kuhn in Strasbourg, Dagobert Schwabach in Berlin, Josef George car houses in and his successor in peppering castle William Kirchner.

Two bag-like anatomical structures at the drum skin, described by are designated after it for the first time, Recessus anterior membranae tympanicae and Recessus posterior membranae tympanicae hot also front and rear bags. The hook tweezers developed from it to the manipulation in the outside are manufactured until today invariably and used, it carry likewise its names.

Quotation

I wish to make the conviction general that also the ear medicine view is capable of of of an accurate in high degrees, and that it is thus also in scientific relationship of the trouble werth, with illnesses of the to deliver itself. Once if this opinion course broke, then one will soon generally see that the physician can be useful here at least likewise and intervene just as effectively, when with the majority remaining suffering of the Menschengeschlechtes the case is. An exact knowledge of the Theile is here however, as everywhere, first necessary. I may have succeeded, some to the clearing-up of the practical men and to the weakening over this areas resting prejudices contributed too gave!

Anton v. The anatomy of the ear in their application to practice and the diseases of the Contributions for the scientific reason of the ear medicine. Per venia legendi. Stahel peppering castle 1861 P. VII VIII, zit. n.

Writings

• The investigation of the at the corpse Virchow's archives 3/1858 S.513
• The investigation of the and drum skin. Their meaning. Criticism of the past research methods and indication of a new. German hospital Berlin 12/1860
• The anatomy of the ear in their application to practice and the diseases of the peppering castle 1861
• Text book of the ear diseases peppering castle 1862

Literature

• Ruthard Baud oh: Anton Friedrich baron von Begrnder of the modern ear medicine on the European mainland thesis peppering castle 1998, medicine-historical research volume 67 peppering castle 1999 ISBN 3-8260-1733-1

See also

• Medicine history, Jean Itard, Wilhelm Kramer

Related links

• '' Anton of price '' www.hno.org
• '' Development of the HNO medicine '' www.hno.org
• '' Troeltsch, Anton Friedrich baron v. T., famous ear physician '' mdz.bib bvb.de

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