Does anyone know what the occupation or skill of "Aurist" is? It's not on the list of antiquated occupations that I consulted. This is in reference to a man who was described as a physician, aurist, and oculist. Oculist refers to skill in treating diseases of the eye. Juli Claussen

An Aurist would treat hearing problems/diseases of the ear. Juli Claussen & Tim Damian wrote: > Does anyone know what the occupation or skill of "Aurist" is? It's not on the list of antiquated occupations that I consulted. This is in reference to a man who was described as a physician, aurist, and oculist. Oculist refers to skill in treating diseases of the eye. > > Juli Claussen > > > > ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== > Menard County 1850 Census is now online!! Also, Marriages 1901-1932, several > Cemeteries inscriptions online, 1870-80 Mortality Schedules, 1917 Farmers > Directory. All on the MAGA site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html

Incidentally, this is a good place to look for archaic words. http://www.bibliomania.com/Reference/Webster/index.html Jack Cox Juli Claussen & Tim Damian wrote: > Does anyone know what the occupation or skill of "Aurist" is? It's not on the list of antiquated occupations that I consulted. This is in reference to a man who was described as a physician, aurist, and oculist. Oculist refers to skill in treating diseases of the eye. > > Juli Claussen > > > > ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== > Menard County 1850 Census is now online!! Also, Marriages 1901-1932, several > Cemeteries inscriptions online, 1870-80 Mortality Schedules, 1917 Farmers > Directory. All on the MAGA site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/index.html