Richard Ladislaus Heschl (German: [ˈhɛʃl̩]; 5 July 1824 – 26 May 1881) was an Austrian anatomist.

Heschl was born on 5 July 1824 in Welsdorf (today integral part of Fürstenfeld, Austria).

In 1849 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna, where in 1850 he became a "first assistant" to Carl von Rokitansky (1804-1878).

After his death, his position at Vienna was filled by Hans Kundrat (1845-1893).

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