Johann Nepomuk Czermak as a neurophysiologist in Leipzig

Johann Nepomuk Czermak (1828-1873) gained a lasting reputation in the field s of laryngology, rhinology and dentistry. However, his works in the discip line he lilted most - neurophysiology - have almost been forgotten. This pa per focuses on those articles, which Czermak wrote during his last years in Leipzig (from 1869), Also it was here that he was finally able to fulfill his dream of a "spectatorium", a perfect place for both research and teachi ng at that time. This institution was the perfect expression of Czermak's u ncompromisingly scientific approach, his views in social as well as matters of teaching. It is part of his tragedy though, that Czermak died too early in Leipzig, the place where he could finally realize many of his scientifi c visions, and that his inheritance was soon forgotten.