[The importance of Adam Politzer for the Polish otiatrics]

The difficult start of world otiatrics is described. The importance of Adam Politzer (1835-1920) and Joseph Gruber (1827-1900) in the origin of otiatric clinic in Vienna is depicted. The professional and scientific career is described of Politzer with a wide experiences with the educational otiatric institutions abroad. He was the author of many scientific papers and books. His best-known contribution to clinical otology is his inflation of the middle ear by "politzerization". He contributed to knowledge in every department of otology especially in the surgical treatment of endocranial complications of aural diseases. Politzer was a constructor of many otological instruments. He was also a lover of fine arts. The impressions of Samuel Meyerson (1851-1939), a Warsaw physician from the Politzer's clinic are described in detail.