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 4 ...

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 (, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. In 2021 it surpa ...

and

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the Franconia#Towns and cities, third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It sp ...

, and in 1872 became a clinical assistant at

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...

. Here, he worked with

pediatric Pediatrics (American English) also spelled paediatrics (British English), is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, pediatrics covers many of their youth ...

illnesses, and diseases of the

pharynx The pharynx (: pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the human mouth, mouth and nasal cavity, and above the esophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs respectively). It is found in vertebrates and invertebrates ...

, 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

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, 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 subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical an ...

clinic. In 1920 he moved to the recently founded

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

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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 (anatomy), 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 ...

"). * ''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 conducting air to the alveoli for the purposes of gas exchange in mammals. The respiratory tract is lined with respiratory epithelium as respiratory ...

"). * ''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 Academic staff of Heidelberg University People from the Grand Duchy of Posen 1847 births 1923 deaths Physicians from Poznań German surgeons