These words by one of Lottermoser's collaborators are of a kind usually reserved for the truly great scientists. Alfred Lottermoser's scientific contributions and his leadership in developing the Institute for Colloid Chemistry at the Technical University in Dresden, Germany, without significant state support and during a time, 1922, when runaway inflation made such support worthless, are each sufficient for his name to remain important in the history of colloid chemistry. Together, they guarantee a place among the true greats.