Bárány was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was the eldest of six children of Maria (née Hock), the daughter of a scientist, and Ignác Bárány, born 1842 in Várpalota, Kingdom of Hungary, who was a bank official and estate manager.[3] His father was a Hungarian Jew whose father also was named Ignác Bárány (Bárány Ignác).
He attended medical school at Vienna University, graduating in 1900. As a doctor in Vienna, Bárány was syringing fluid into the external auditory canal of a patient to relieve the patient's dizzy spells. The patient experienced vertigo and nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) when Bárány injected fluid that was too cold. In response, Bárány warmed the fluid for the patient and the patient experienced nystagmus in the opposite direction. Bárány theorized that the endolymph was sinking when it was cool and rising when it was warm, and thus the direction of flow of the endolymph was providing the proprioceptive signal to the vestibular organ. He followed up on this observation with a series of experiments on what he called the caloric reaction. The research resulting from his observations made surgical treatment of vestibular organ diseases possible. Bárány also investigated other aspects of equilibrium control, including the function of the cerebellum. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is said to have been first described in medical texts by Bárány.[4]
He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I as a civilian surgeon and was captured by the Imperial Russian Army. When his Nobel Prize was awarded in 1914, Bárány was in a Russian prisoner of war camp. In response to his receiving the prize, Sigmund Freud wrote in 1915: "The granting of the Nobel Prize to Bárány, whom I refused to take as a pupil some years ago because he seemed to be too abnormal, has aroused sad thoughts about how helpless an individual is about gaining the respect of the crowd."[5] Bárány was released from the prisoner of war camp in 1916 following joint diplomatic efforts from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and The Netherlands and alongside Red Cross.[6] That work was largely driven by the professor of otorhinolaryngology, Gunnar Holmgren,[7] with diplomatic contributions by prince Carl. Bárány was then able to attend the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in 1916, where he was awarded his prize. Virtually as soon as he was awarded the Nobel Prize, in January 1917, he, with the automatic qualification for making such proposals that comes with being a Prize Winner, proposed to the Nobel Committee in Physiology or Medicine that Sigmund Freud should be awarded the Prize.[8] From 1917 until his death he was professor at Uppsala University Faculty of Medicine.
Bárány died shortly before his sixtieth birthday in Uppsala. He was the father of physician and Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences member Ernst Bárány (1910–1991) and grandfather of physicist Anders Bárány, former secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physics. On 9 March 1909, he married Ida Felicitas Berger, born 12 December 1881.[9] He learned Esperanto some time before 1916.[10]
^Robert Bárány. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
^Eastern Europe: an introduction to the people, lands, and culture Volume 1, p. 394, Richard C. Frucht – 2005 " Hungarian or Hungarian-Born Winners of the Nobel Prize The physicist Fülöp Lénárd was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1905 for his work on cathode rays. Róbert Bárány received the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine "
^Visual Education Corporation (1987). Nobel prize winners: an H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary. H.W. Wilson. ISBN978-0-8242-0756-4.
^Huppert, Doreen; Brandt, Thomas (12 March 2018). "Dizziness and vertigo syndromes viewed with a historical eye". Journal of Neurology. 265 (S1): 127–133. doi:10.1007/s00415-018-8807-x. PMID 29532288. S2CID 1303893.
^Carl-Magnus Stolt (2002) "Why did Freud never receive the Nobel Prize?" in: Elisabeth Crawford (ed.) Historical Studies in the Nobel Archives. The Prizes in Science and Medicine, Uppsala: Universal Academy Press. pp. 95–106
^Robert Barany en Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (artikolo de Gunnar Holmgren)
Nobel Lectures, Physiology or Medicine 1901–1921. Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Company. 1967.
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The native form of this personal name is Barany Robert This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Robert Barany Hungarian Barany Robert pronounced ˈbaːraːɲ ˈroːbɛrt 22 April 1876 8 April 1936 was an Austrian born otologist 1 He received the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus 2 Robert BaranyBorn 1876 04 22 22 April 1876Vienna Austria HungaryDied8 April 1936 1936 04 08 aged 59 Uppsala SwedenNationalityAustrian in Austria Hungary 1876 1919 Swedish 1919 1936 Alma materUniversity of Vienna MD AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1914 Scientific careerFieldsMedicineInstitutionsUppsala University Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife and career EditBarany was born in Vienna Austria Hungary He was the eldest of six children of Maria nee Hock the daughter of a scientist and Ignac Barany born 1842 in Varpalota Kingdom of Hungary who was a bank official and estate manager 3 His father was a Hungarian Jew whose father also was named Ignac Barany Barany Ignac He attended medical school at Vienna University graduating in 1900 As a doctor in Vienna Barany was syringing fluid into the external auditory canal of a patient to relieve the patient s dizzy spells The patient experienced vertigo and nystagmus involuntary eye movement when Barany injected fluid that was too cold In response Barany warmed the fluid for the patient and the patient experienced nystagmus in the opposite direction Barany theorized that the endolymph was sinking when it was cool and rising when it was warm and thus the direction of flow of the endolymph was providing the proprioceptive signal to the vestibular organ He followed up on this observation with a series of experiments on what he called the caloric reaction The research resulting from his observations made surgical treatment of vestibular organ diseases possible Barany also investigated other aspects of equilibrium control including the function of the cerebellum Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is said to have been first described in medical texts by Barany 4 He served in the Austro Hungarian Army during World War I as a civilian surgeon and was captured by the Imperial Russian Army When his Nobel Prize was awarded in 1914 Barany was in a Russian prisoner of war camp In response to his receiving the prize Sigmund Freud wrote in 1915 The granting of the Nobel Prize to Barany whom I refused to take as a pupil some years ago because he seemed to be too abnormal has aroused sad thoughts about how helpless an individual is about gaining the respect of the crowd 5 Barany was released from the prisoner of war camp in 1916 following joint diplomatic efforts from Sweden Denmark Norway and The Netherlands and alongside Red Cross 6 That work was largely driven by the professor of otorhinolaryngology Gunnar Holmgren 7 with diplomatic contributions by prince Carl Barany was then able to attend the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in 1916 where he was awarded his prize Virtually as soon as he was awarded the Nobel Prize in January 1917 he with the automatic qualification for making such proposals that comes with being a Prize Winner proposed to the Nobel Committee in Physiology or Medicine that Sigmund Freud should be awarded the Prize 8 From 1917 until his death he was professor at Uppsala University Faculty of Medicine Barany died shortly before his sixtieth birthday in Uppsala He was the father of physician and Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences member Ernst Barany 1910 1991 and grandfather of physicist Anders Barany former secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physics On 9 March 1909 he married Ida Felicitas Berger born 12 December 1881 9 He learned Esperanto some time before 1916 10 See also EditBarany chair List of Austrian scientists List of famous Austrians List of famous Hungarians List of Jewish Nobel laureates Spatial disorientation Instrument flight Instrument ratingReferences Edit Robert Barany 2009 In Encyclopaedia Britannica Eastern Europe an introduction to the people lands and culture Volume 1 p 394 Richard C Frucht 2005 Hungarian or Hungarian Born Winners of the Nobel Prize The physicist Fulop Lenard was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1905 for his work on cathode rays Robert Barany received the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine Visual Education Corporation 1987 Nobel prize winners an H W Wilson biographical dictionary H W Wilson ISBN 978 0 8242 0756 4 Huppert Doreen Brandt Thomas 12 March 2018 Dizziness and vertigo syndromes viewed with a historical eye Journal of Neurology 265 S1 127 133 doi 10 1007 s00415 018 8807 x PMID 29532288 S2CID 1303893 Jones Ernest ed 1961 23 The War Years The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud Basic Books p 347 Schmiegelow Ernst ed 1947 Spredte Erindringer Fra Et Langt liv H HAGERUP p 205 N Gunnar Holmgren Svenskt biografiskt lexikon article by Carl Axel Hamberger Carl Magnus Stolt 2002 Why did Freud never receive the Nobel Prize in Elisabeth Crawford ed Historical Studies in the Nobel Archives The Prizes in Science and Medicine Uppsala Universal Academy Press pp 95 106 Robert Barany en Svenskt biografiskt lexikon artikolo de Gunnar Holmgren La Espero May 1916 p 1Sources EditNobel Lectures Physiology or Medicine 1901 1921 Amsterdam Elsevier Publishing Company 1967 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Barany Robert Barany on Nobelprize org including the Nobel Lecture on September 11 1916 Some New Methods for Functional Testing of the Vestibular Apparatus and the Cerebellum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Barany amp oldid 1139342844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
