Adam Politzer
Ádám Politzer (born October 1, 1835 in Alberti , Austrian Empire , † August 10, 1920 in Vienna ) was an Austrian doctor in the field of ear medicine .
Life
Adam Politzer studied medicine in Vienna, especially with Josef von Škoda , Karl von Rokitansky , Johann von Oppolzer and Carl Ludwig , where Oppolzer influenced him the most.
In 1859 he received his doctorate in Vienna and then worked in Carl Ludwig's laboratory. Then he was u. a. Trained with Anton Friedrich Freiherr von Tröltsch , Hermann von Helmholtz , Claude Bernard and Rudolf Albert von Kölliker . He studied the microscopic and macroscopic anatomy of the labyrinth with Albert von Kölliker in Würzburg and later with Joseph Toynbee in London .
He completed his habilitation in ear medicine in 1861, became a lecturer in otology at the University of Vienna and in 1871 an associate professor. Together with Josef Gruber (1827–1900) he headed the Vienna University Ear Clinic from 1873. In 1913, Politzer was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
A method of active ventilation of the ear trumpet by the doctor is named after Politzer ( politzern or Politzer air shower , blowing air into one nostril using a rubber balloon with the second nostril closed and swallowing at the same time).
Adam Politzer found his final resting place in the Old Israelite Department of the Vienna Central Cemetery (1st Gate, Group 8, Row 1, No. 45).
Works
- The illumination images of the eardrum in the healthy and diseased condition . W. Braumüller, Vienna 1865
- Ten blackboards on the anatomy of the auditory organ . Vienna 1873.
- Textbook of ear medicine . F. Enke, Stuttgart 1878, 1882, 1893, 1902, 1908.
- The anatomical and histological dissection of the human organ of hearing in normal and diseased conditions . Vienna 1889.
- Atlas of the eardrum images . (1896)
- Atlas of the illumination images of the eardrum . Vienna 1899.
- History of ear medicine . 2 volumes. F. Enke, Stuttgart 1907 and 1913.
- Atlas and outline of ear medicine . Edited by Gustav Brühl with the assistance of A. Politzer. Munich 1901. Volume 24 of Lehmann's medical handbooks .
- Co-founder of the Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (1864), later the European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology
literature
- EH Majer: Politzer Adam. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 179.
- Albert Mudry: Adam Politzer. A life for Otology . Wayenborgh Publishing, Asuncion 2010, ISBN 978-99953-935-0-2
- Barbara I. Tshisuaka: Politzer, Adam. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 1174.
- Dr. Hassenstein: From an ear doctor's office hours . In: The Gazebo . Issue 43, 1867, pp. 682–684 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Adam Politzer in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Literature by and about Adam Politzer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Adam Politzer in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Politzer Society. International Society for Otologic Surgery and Science.
- Councilor Professor Dr. Adam Politzer died. In: Neues Wiener Journal , August 11, 1920, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert Mudry: The Role of Adam Politzer (1835-1920) in the History of Otology . Politzer Society, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Politzer, Adam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Politzer, Ádám |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ear doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alberti (Hungary) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1920 |
| Place of death | Vienna |