[Adam Politzer (1835-1920) (author's transl)].

Politzer's method of tubal inflation was published in 1873. Together with J. Gruber, he was entrusted with the direction of the newly-founded Ohrenklinik of the University of Vienna, the first of its kind in the world. He determined the otic capsule as the cause of otosclerosis for the first time in 1893. After J. Gruber's retirement 1897, he became chief of the Ohrenklinik of Vienna. Politzer published 103 scientific papers dealing with almost all fields of otology, including his well-known textbook of Otology and his History of Otology in 2 volumes. During his 46 years of teaching, Politzer turned otology from a "sterile, hopeless discipline" into an academically recognized field in Austria.