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Robert Bárány

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Also known as Róbert Bárány, Robert Barany, Robert Baranyi

Austri-Hungarian otologist and Nobel Prize laureate

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Robert Bárány was a physician, neuroscientist, and university teacher born in Vienna in 1876. He worked in the fields of otolaryngology and otology. His professional affiliations included the University of Vienna and Uppsala University. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Bárány held citizenship in Cisleithania, Sweden, and Austria. He spoke German, Hungarian, and Swedish.

He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His notable works include *Physiology and pathology of the semicircular canals* and *Historischer Rückblick entwicklung der Lehre vom Peripheren und Zentralen Bogengangapparat*. He is described in sources such as the Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia and the Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Bárány died in 1936 and was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1876
Died
1936
Works
3

Top works

  • Untersuchungen über den vom Vestibularapparat des Ohres reflektorisch ausgelösten rhythmischen Nystagmus und seine Begleiterscheinungen
  • Historischer Rückblick entwicklung der Lehre vom Peripheren und Zentralen Bogengangapparat
  • Primäre Exzision und primäre Naht akzidenteller Wunden
  • Die radikaloperation des ohres ohne gehörgangsplastik bei chronischer mittelohreiterung
  • Physiology and pathology of the semicircular canals

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1914

    “for his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus”

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
Austria
Place of birth
Vienna
Languages spoken
Swedish
Field of work
otolaryngology
Image
Robert Bárány av Lars Emil Finn.png
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Robert Bárány
date of birth
1876-04-22
date of death
1936-04-08
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Robert Bárány
date of burial or cremation
1936-06-17
name in native language
Róbert Bárány
interested in
otology
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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Bárány (Hungarian: Bárány Róbert, pronounced [ˈbaːraːɲ ˈroːbɛrt]; 22 April 1876 – 8 April 1936) was an Austrian-born otologist. He received the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus.

Life and career

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