Kornél Lichtenberg
(1848–1933) Hungarian physician, otolaryngologist, university professor
About Kornél Lichtenberg
Lived 1849 – 1933 (aged 83–84). Kornél Lichtenberg was a Hungarian and Austrian physician and otolaryngologist.
Kornél Lichtenberg (10 May 1848 – 16 February 1933) was a Hungarian aurist.
He was in Szeged; studied at Budapest and Vienna (M. D. 1873). On receiving his degree, he returned to Budapest, where he established himself at the university as docent in diseases of the ear (1883). The same year he was one of the founders of the polyclinic, of which institution he was appointed director in 1891. In recognition of his services he was decorated in 1895 with the "Ritter-Kreuz" of the Order of Francis Joseph.
Lichtenberg is the author of Az ideges süketség (Budapest, 1879), on nervous deafness; Über subjective Gehörsempfindungen (ib. 1882); and Ein Fremdkörper im Ohre mit cerebralen Erscheinungen (ib. 1883).
His son Sándor von Lichtenberg, also a doctor, went on to become one of the founding fathers of urology.
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Who was Kornél Lichtenberg?
(1848–1933) Hungarian physician, otolaryngologist, university professor
When was Kornél Lichtenberg born?
Kornél Lichtenberg was born in 1849 in Szeged.
When did Kornél Lichtenberg die?
Kornél Lichtenberg died on 16 February 1933 in Budapest District V.
What was Kornél Lichtenberg's occupation?
Kornél Lichtenberg was a physician and otolaryngologist.
What nationality was Kornél Lichtenberg?
Kornél Lichtenberg was Hungarian and Austrian.
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