Conrad Eckhard

Conrad Eckhard (1 March 1822 – 28 April 1905) was a German physiologist born in Homberg (Efze), Electorate of Hesse.

In 1850 he moved to Giessen, where he worked as a prosector and assistant to Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm Bischoff (1807–1882).

From 1855 to 1891 he was an associate professor of physiology and anatomy at the University of Giessen.

Eckhard is remembered for pioneer research of motor (myotomes) and sensory (dermatomes) projections of nerve roots.

[1] He also made contributions in his investigations towards olfaction in amphibians,[2] and in his studies on the erector mechanism of the canine penis.