Otorhinolaryngology as “Made in Germany” since 1921: an international perspective

Wo kommen wir her? Wo stehen wir? Wo gehen wir hin?

“…Mehr zur Geschichte finden Sie in der aktuellen Ausgabe der Zeitschrift HNO [ 33 ] mit Beiträgen zur deutschen HNO-Geschichte bis zur Gründung unserer Fachgesellschaft 1921 und weiter ab 1921 [ 28 , 29 ], aber auch zur Geschichte der deutschsprachigen HNO-Zeitschriften [ 42 ] und zur internationalen Vernetzung unserer Fachgesellschaft [ 32 ]. Hinweisen möchte ich auch auf zahlreiche Publikationen von Harald Feldmann zur Geschichte der HNO-Heilkunde (z.…”

Where do we come from? Where are we? Where are we going?

“…More about the history can be found in the current issue of the journal HNO (ENT) [ 33 ], with articles on the German history of otorhinolaryngology up to the foundation of our professional society in 1921 and further from 1921 onward [ 28 , 29 ], the history of German-language ENT journals [ 42 ], and the international networking of our society [ 32 ]. I would also like to refer to numerous publications by Harald Feldmann on the history of otorhinolaryngology (e.g., [ 9 – 12 ]) and to the overview article by Karl Heinz Vosteen on the “Development of Otorhinolaryngology in the 19th Century,” which appeared in 1996 in the anniversary volume on the academic teaching institutions and teachers in otorhinolaryngology [ 46 ], as well as to the published commemorative lecture of Konrad Fleischer on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the society in 1996 [ 13 ].…”