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}}'''Joseph Toynbee''' (December 30, 1815 – July 7, 1866) was an English [[otologist]] and father of economic [[historian]] [[Arnold Toynbee]] (1852–1883). Joseph Toynbee's career was dedicated to the [[pathology|pathological]] and [[anatomy|anatomical]] studies of the ear.
'''Joseph Toynbee''' (December 30, 1815 – July 7, 1866) was an English [[otologist]], who's career was dedicated to [[pathology|pathological]] and [[anatomy|anatomical]] studies of the ear.


He was born in Heckington, Lincolnshire in 1815.
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A pioneer in the field of [[otology]], In 1857 Toynbee became aural [[surgeon]] and lecturer at [[St Mary's Hospital, London|St Mary's Hospital]] in [[Paddington]]. It was during this time that he composed two important works: ''A Descriptive Catalogue of Preparations Illustrative of the Diseases of the Ear'' (1857), and ''The Diseases of the Ear: Their Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment'' (1860). Also Toynbee is credited as the first physician to discover a link between [[stapes]] fixation and hearing loss.


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In 1857 Toynbee became aural [[surgeon]] and lecturer at [[St Mary's Hospital, London|St Mary's Hospital]] in [[Paddington]] and was a pioneer in the field of [[otology]], It was during this time that he composed two important works: ''A Descriptive Catalogue of Preparations Illustrative of the Diseases of the Ear'' (1857), and ''The Diseases of the Ear: Their Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment'' (1860). Also Toynbee is credited as the first physician to discover a link between [[stapes]] fixation and hearing loss.
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Austrian otologist [[Adam Politzer]] (1835–1920) penned biographies in French (1905) and German (1914) honoring Toynbee, whom Politzer regarded as a major influence. Toynbee died in 1866 when he accidentally inhaled a lethal combination of [[prussic acid]] and [[chloroform]]; reportedly he was experimenting with these substances as a remedy for [[tinnitus]].

He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in March 1842.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://royalsociety.org/Lists-of-Royal-Society-Fellows-1660-2007/|title=Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007|publisher=The Royal Society|accessdate=18 July 2010|location=London}}</ref>

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Austrian otologist [[Adam Politzer]] (1835–1920) penned biographies in French (1905) and German (1914) honoring Toynbee, whom Politzer regarded as a major influence. Toynbee died in 1866 when he accidentally inhaled a lethal combination of [[prussic acid]] and [[chloroform]]; reportedly he was experimenting with these substances as a remedy for [[tinnitus]]. He was buried at St Mary's, Wimbledon.

His son was economic [[historian]] [[Arnold Toynbee]] (1852–1883); his daughter married [[Percy Faraday Frankland]], FRS


==External sources==
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* [http://www.politzersociety.org/Adam/Adam5.htm Adam Politzer studies] by Dr. Albert Mudry
* [http://www.politzersociety.org/Adam/Adam5.htm Adam Politzer studies] by Dr. Albert Mudry
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Joseph Toynbee
BornDecember 30, 1815
Heckington, Lincolnshire
DiedJuly 7, 1866
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Known forpathological and anatomical studies of the ear
Scientific career
Fieldsotologist

Joseph Toynbee (December 30, 1815 – July 7, 1866) was an English otologist, who's career was dedicated to pathological and anatomical studies of the ear.

He was born in Heckington, Lincolnshire in 1815.

In 1857 Toynbee became aural surgeon and lecturer at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington and was a pioneer in the field of otology, It was during this time that he composed two important works: A Descriptive Catalogue of Preparations Illustrative of the Diseases of the Ear (1857), and The Diseases of the Ear: Their Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment (1860). Also Toynbee is credited as the first physician to discover a link between stapes fixation and hearing loss.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in March 1842.[1]

Austrian otologist Adam Politzer (1835–1920) penned biographies in French (1905) and German (1914) honoring Toynbee, whom Politzer regarded as a major influence. Toynbee died in 1866 when he accidentally inhaled a lethal combination of prussic acid and chloroform; reportedly he was experimenting with these substances as a remedy for tinnitus. He was buried at St Mary's, Wimbledon.

His son was economic historian Arnold Toynbee (1852–1883); his daughter married Percy Faraday Frankland, FRS

External sources

References

  1. ^ "Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007". London: The Royal Society. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  • Betlejewski, Stanisław (2009). "Joseph Toynbee--otologist, scientist, philanthropist". Otolaryngologia polska. The Polish otolaryngology (in pol). 63 (2). Poland: 199–203. ISSN 0030-6657. PMID 19681496. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |laysource=, and |laysummary= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |quotes= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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