Jürgen Tonndorf

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Jürgen Tonndorf (also Juergen Tonndorf ; born February 1, 1914 in Göttingen ; † November 3, 1989 in New York City ) was a German - American ENT doctor .

Life

Jürgen Tonndorf was the son of Goettingen and Leipzig professor of Otorhinolaryngology Woldemar Tonndorf , grew up in Dresden and studied at the University of Kiel Medicine, where he in 1938 a Dr. med. acquired. He worked as an assistant doctor in Dresden. Tonndorf completed his habilitation at the University of Heidelberg and was recognized as a specialist in ear, nose and throat medicine. During the Second World War he served in the German Navy.

In 1947 Tonndorf emigrated to the United States, where he worked for six years in the aeronautical medicine department at Randolph Field Base . In 1953 he moved to the University of Iowa , where he stayed for nine years. In 1962 Tonndorf went to Columbia University in New York City . In 1983 he retired .

Act

Tonndorf dealt - building on the work of Georg von Békésy - with the anatomy and physiology of the middle ear and cochlea . He used laser interferometry to determine the deflection of the eardrum and examined bone conduction . Further research areas were psychophysics and audiology . Tonndorf conducted translational research and is considered one of the pioneers in tinnitus research.

Awards (selection)

literature

  • Jozef J. Zwislocki: Tonndorf, Juergen. 1914-1989. In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Volume 87, Issue 5 doi: 10.1121 / 1.399197
  • RF Naunton: Juergen Tonndorf. In: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. Volume 98, Supplement S9, June 1984, pp. 98-100 doi: 10.1017 / S1755146300090223

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jürgen Tonndorf in the US Social Security Death Directory (SSDI), accessed June 16, 2017
  2. ^ History of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine at the University of Leipzig (uniklinikum-leipzig.de); Retrieved October 2, 2012
  3. ↑ Member entry of Jürgen Tonndorf at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on October 1, 2012.
  4. ^ Cothenius Medal of the Leopoldina (leopoldina.org); Retrieved October 1, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Tonndorf, Jürgen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tonndorf, Juergen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American ENT doctor
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Goettingen
DATE OF DEATH 3rd November 1989
Place of death New York City