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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 (1876–1936) was a physician, neuroscientist, researcher, and university teacher. Born in Vienna, he held citizenship in Cisleithania, Sweden, and Austria. His field of work was otolaryngology, with a specific interest in otology. He was educated at the University of Vienna and served as an employer at both the University of Vienna and Uppsala University. Bárány was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and spoke German, Hungarian, and Swedish.

He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His published works include *Physiology and pathology of the semicircular canals*, *Primäre Exzision und primäre Naht akzidenteller Wunden*, and *Die radikaloperation des ohres ohne gehörgangsplastik bei chronischer mittelohreiterung*. He was buried on June 17, 1936.

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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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