Ludwig Edinger
Ludwig Edinger (1855-1918) was a German neurologist and anatomist.
The founder of comparative neuro-anatomy. Edinger coined the terms ‘gnosis‘ and ‘praxis‘ which were later adopted in psychological descriptions of agnosia and apraxia.
Biography
- Born April 13, 1855
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Strassburg
- co-founder of the University of Frankfurt
- 1914 – first German professor of neurology
- Died January 26, 1918
Medical Eponyms
Edinger–Westphal nucleus (1885)
Edinger first demonstrated the nucleus in the foetus in 1885; and by Westphal in the adult in 1887.
Major Publications
- Edinger L. Die Endigung der Hautnerven bei Pterotrachea. Archiv fur mikroskopische Anatomie. 1877; 14: 171–179.
- Edinger L. Über den Verlauf der centralen Hirnnervenbahnen mit Demonstrationen von Präparaten. Neurologisches Centralblatt 1885; 4: 309. [Edinger–Westphal nucleus]
- Edinger L. Giebt es central entstehende Schmerzen? Deutsche Zeitschrift für Nervenheilkunde 1891; 1: 262–282.
References
Biography
- Prithishkumar IJ. Ludwig Edinger (1855-1918): founder of modern neuroanatomy. Clin Anat. 2012 Mar;25(2):155-7.
Eponymous terms
- Kozicz T et al. The Edinger-Westphal nucleus: a historical, structural, and functional perspective on a dichotomous terminology. J Comp Neurol. 2011 Jun 1;519(8):1413-34. [PMC3675228]
Eponym
the person behind the name
