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Adam Politzer
Who
Adam Politzer · Science & Medicine
What
Otologist regarded as a founder of modern ear medicine.
When
1835, Albertirsa, Hungary — 1920, Vienna, Austria
Where
Hungary · Austria
Biography
Adam Politzer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Otologist regarded as a founder of modern ear medicine.
How & why
Adam Politzer was a Hungarian-Austrian physician regarded as a founder of modern otology, the medical study of the ear. Working in Vienna, he authored influential textbooks and atlases, described techniques still associated with his name and helped establish ear medicine as a discipline. He was born into a Jewish family in Hungary.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Contributions & Sources
Otologist regarded as a founder of modern ear medicine.
1835
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
