In the paper we have presented the history of life and scientific activity of Professor Henryk Brokman (1886-1976) one of the most prominent Polish paediatricians. H. Brokman studied in Warsaw, Berlin and Heidelberg. His scientific career was connected with Warsaw and Lodz Universities and Gdansk and Warsaw Medical Universities. Besides paediatrics, he dealt with serology, immunology, rheumatology and tuberculosis. In these fields he made many valuable discoveries, which were used in everyday clinical practice. Professor Brokman was the author of many scientific publications. He was a teacher of many Polish paediatricians.