Leopold Auerbach (27 April 1828 – 30 September 1897) was a Jewish German anatomist and neuropathologist born in Breslau.

Auerbach studied medicine at the Universities of Breslau, Berlin and the Leipzig.

[2] Auerbach was among the first physicians to diagnose the nervous system using histological staining methods.

He published a number of papers on neuropathological problems and muscle-related disorders.

It is a rare disease characterized by hemi-hypertrophy of the facial features, tongue, and tonsils.