Karl Friedrich Burdach

Karl Friedrich Burdach (1776-1847) was a German physiologist, born in Leipzig.

He was graduated in medicine there in 1800; became professor of physiology in the University of Dorpat in 1811, and four years later took a similar position at the University of Königsberg.

Among his works are:
* "Diatetik für Gesunde" (1805)
* "Enzyklopädie der Heilwissenschaft" (three volumes, 1810-12)
* "Vom Bau und Leben des Gehirns und Rückenmarks" (three volumes, 1819-25)
* "Die Physiologie als Erfahrungswissenschaft" (1826-40)

;Term
* Column of Burdach — "fasciculus cuneatus"; the lateral portion of the dorsal funiculus of the spinal cord. - The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1938)