Robert Bárány, a scientist with many interests

Austrian-born Robert Bárány was a scientist with many interests. This article highlights some of these interests and also some personal traits. He enrolled as a surgeon in World War I, was captured by the Russians in 1915 and, while still in the prison camp, was awarded the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physi...

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Published inArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 77; no. 5; pp. 366 - 368
Main Authors Maranhão-Filho, Péricles, Bárány, Anders
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 01.05.2019
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
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Bárány
History of Medicine
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
neuro-otologia
neurocirurgia
NEUROSCIENCES
neurosurgery
neurotology
Nobel Prize
Nobel prizes
Otolaryngology - history
Otology
PSYCHIATRY
Robert Barany
Robert Bárány
Science - history
Robert Bárány
neurocirurgia
neurotology
neurosurgery
neuro-otologia
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Summary:Austrian-born Robert Bárány was a scientist with many interests. This article highlights some of these interests and also some personal traits. He enrolled as a surgeon in World War I, was captured by the Russians in 1915 and, while still in the prison camp, was awarded the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in otology. In 1916, he accepted an offer from Uppsala University, Sweden, and worked there for almost 20 years. He died shortly before his 60th birthday, in 1936.
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ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/0004-282x20190034