Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Pars quinti nervorum encephali disquisitio anatomica.
Vienna, 1765.
The “Gasserian ganglion”, already described by Santorini and others, was named after Johann Ludwig Gasser (fl. 1757-65), Professor of Anatomy at Vienna, by his pupil Hirsch. Also published in Ludwig, C. F., Scriptores, 1791, vol. 1, pp. 244-62.
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| Entry Number | #1251 |
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| External URL | pars-quinti-nervorum-encephali-disquisitio-anatomica |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Vienna