Erwin Popper (9 December 1879 − 28 September 1955) was an Austrian physician, who, in 1909, along with Karl Landsteiner discovered the infectious character of poliomyelitis.
[1] Popper wrote his doctoral thesis in Vienna in 1903 and then became a military surgeon with the artillery.
From 1904 to 1905 he worked as a candidate and assistant physician at the Wiedner Hospital in Vienna, then moved to the Wilhelminenspital.
In 1911 he became a resident doctor at the Allgemeine Poliklinik (outpatients clinic).
In 1938 he emigrated to England and held jobs as Medical Officer in children’s homes until 1942, subsequently he worked as a Resident Medical Officer in Cheshire until 1945.