- August Lucae
Johann Constantin August Lucae (
August 24 ,1835 -March 17 ,1911 ) was a Germanotologist who was a native ofBerlin .He studied medicine in Berlin and Bonn, and in 1859 earned his doctorate. He furthered his studies in
London withJoseph Toynbee (1815-1866), and later returned to Berlin, where he worked in Virchow's pathological institute. In 1871 he became an associate professor, and in 1874 was director of the university policlinic for ear diseases. In 1899 Lucae became a full professor ofotology at the University of Berlin.Lucae made numerous contributions in the field of otology, and is remembered for his pioneer studies involving the transmission of sound via
bone conduction for diagnosis of ear disease. He is credited with introducing an "interferenceotoscope ", an apparatus he developed to determine the relative amount of reflection from both ears.His name is associated with several instruments used in otology, including the "Lucae pressure probe", a device which uses vibratory massage for treatment of the
middle ear in cases of progressive deafness.Selected publications
* "Die Schallleitung durch die Kopfknochen und ihre Bedeutung für die Diagnostik der Ohrenkrankheiten" (Bone Conduction and its Importance for Diagnosis of Ear Diseases), Würzburg, 1870
* "Zur Entstehung und Behandlung der subjectiven Gehörsempfindungen" (Emergence and Treatment of Subjective Hearing Sensations), Berlin, 1884References
* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.zeno.org/Pagel-1901/A/Lucae,%2BJohann%2BConstantin%2BAugust&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=7&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Lucae,%2BJohann%2522%2B1835%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG Zeno.org, Biographical Dictionary of excellent doctors, translated from German]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=bgxzizpbcjYC&pg=PA197&lpg=PA197&dq=%22interference+otoscope%22&source=web&ots=FoTeWUhqsg&sig=nyBTfGrJXBCrMHHWcpZgOtoCTbU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result "The Ear" by Charles Henry Burnett; Interference Otoscopy Explained]
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