Antoni Jurasz

Who was Antoni Jurasz?

Antoni Stanisław Jurasz was a Polish laryngologist who was a native of Spławie. He was the father of surgeon Antoni Tomasz Jurasz.

He studied medicine at the Universities of Greifswald and Würzburg, and in 1872 became a clinical assistant at Heidelberg. Here he worked with pediatric illnesses, and diseases of the pharynx, nose and throat. In 1881 Jurasz was appointed associate professor at the University.

In 1908 he relocated as a full professor to the University of Lviv, where he was also director of the otolaryngology clinic. In 1920 he moved to the recently founded University of Poznań.

Jurasz is remembered for his pioneer work in rhinoscopy, and is credited with the construction and modification of a number of medical instruments used in the field of rhinolaryngology, including a specialized tool known as a nasopharynx forceps.