Alexander Prussak (1839 – 20 January 1897, in St. Petersburg) was a Russian otologist.
Alexander Prussak | |
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| Born | 1839 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1897 (aged 57–58) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Russian |
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| Field | Otology |
He studied at the Medical-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg, obtaining his medical degree in 1862. Afterwards, he studied abroad for a few years, and following his return to St. Petersburg, he attained a professorship in otology at the Academy (1870).[1][2]
He is remembered for his studies involving the vasomotor branches of the ear.[3] His name is associated with "Prussak's fibers", which is elastic and connective tissue fiber bounding Shrapnell's membrane, and with "Prussak's space", a small recess of the middle ear.[1]
In addition to his medical works written in Russian, he was the author of a few articles published in German, such as:
- Ueber die anatomischen Verhältnisse des Trommelfells zum Hammer, 1867 – On the anatomy of the tympanic membrane to the malleus.[4]
- Zur Physiologie und Anatomie des Blutstromes in der Trommelhöhle, 1868 – The physiology and anatomy involving blood supply to the tympanic membrane.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Alexander Prussak at Who Named It
- ^ Prussak, Alexander Biographisches Lexikon hervorragender Ärzte
- ^ Physiology and Pathology of the Sympathetic System of Nerves by Albert Eulenburg, Paul Guttmann
- ^ Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1900): Supplementary volume. 1800-1883 by Royal Society (Great Britain), Henry White, Herbert McLeod, Henry Forster Morley
- ^ Archives of Otology, Volume 10