Ernst Friedrich Gurlt

Ernst Friedrich Gurlt (13 October 1794 – 13 August 1882) was a German veterinarian and anatomist born in Drentkau near Grünberg, Silesia.

Beginning in 1819, he taught classes at the Berlin Tierarzneischule (veterinary school), where from 1827 to 1870 he held the title of professor.

Ar Berlin, he gave lectures in normal and pathological anatomy, physiology, zoology and botany.

He is remembered for his investigations of animal deformities, and during his career he amassed an impressive collection of anatomical malformations.

His name is associated with Gurltia paralysans, a parasitic nematode that infects certain felines.