Hans Paul Bernhard Gierke

Hans Paul Bernhard Gierke (19 August 1847 – 8 May 1886) was a German anatomist who was a native of Stettin.

For health reasons he had to give up his academic career and return to Germany.

In 1881 he became an assistant in the Physiological Institute in Breslau and in 1882 attained the title of professor extraordinarius.

[1] He is best remembered for his research on staining methods in neurohistology and the localization of the respiratory center.

The solitary tract in the brain stem is sometimes called the "Gierke respiratory bundle".