Anton Friedrich Freiherr von Troeltsch

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Anton von Troeltsch, surname often spelled Tröltsch (April 3, 1829 - January 9, 1890) was a German otologist who practiced medicine in Würzburg. He is known for making several contributions in the early days of otology.

In 1863, Tröltsch along with Adam Politzer and Hermann Schwartze founded the first journal dedicated to ear disorders, called Archiv für Ohrenheilkund (Archives of Otology). Tröltsch is credited for popularizing an instrument with a concave mirror containing an aperture in the center for use in otoscopy. Also anatomical spaces between the malleolar folds and the tympanic membrane are known as Tröltsch's recesses, or singularly called the anterior and posterior pouches of Tröltsch.

Today in Germany, the Anton von Tröltsch Prize is an annual award given to the best published work in the field of ENT, (Ear, Nose and Throat). Also a specialized medical tool known as Tröltsch's forceps is named after him.

[edit] Terms

Troeltsch's spaces — Two small pouches of mucous membrane in the upper part of the attic of the middle ear.

Dorland's Medical Dictionary (1938)

[edit] Published works

Die Untersuchung des Gehörorganes an der Leiche Virchow's Archiv 3/1858 S.513
Die Untersuchung des Gehörgangs und Trommelfells. Ihre Bedeutung. Kritik der bisherigen Untersuchungsmethoden und Angabe einer neuen. Deutsche Klinik Berlin 12/1860
Die Anatomie des Ohrs in ihrer Anwendung auf die Praxis und die Krankheiten des Gehörorgans Würzburg 1861
Lehrbuch der Ohrenkrankheiten Würzburg 1862