Gierke or von Gierke could refer to:
*
Edgar von Gierke
Edgar Otto Conrad von Gierke (9 February 1877, in Breslau – 21 October 1945, in Karlsruhe) was a German Jewish pathologist who specialized in glycogenesis and discovered glycogen storage disease type I (formerly known as von Gierke disease) in 1 ...
(1877–1945), German physician
**
Glycogen storage disease type I
Glycogen storage disease type I (GSD I) is an inherited disease that prevents the liver from properly breaking down stored glycogen, which is necessary to maintain adequate blood sugar levels. GSD I is divided into two main types, GSD Ia and GSD ...
, also known as von Gierke disease, named for Edgar von Gierke
*
H. F. Gierke III (1943–2016), American jurist
*
Hans Paul Bernhard Gierke
Hans Paul Bernhard Gierke, thumb
Hans Paul Bernhard Gierke (19 August 1847 – 8 May 1886) was a German anatomist who was a native of Stettin.
Biography
Gierke studied medicine in Berlin, Vienna, Leipzig, Würzburg, Breslau and Munich, graduating ...
(1847–1886), German anatomist
**
Solitary tract
The solitary tract (tractus solitarius or fasciculus solitarius) is a compact fiber bundle that extends longitudinally through the posterolateral region of the medulla oblongata. The solitary tract is surrounded by the solitary nucleus, and desc ...
, sometimes known as the Gierke respiratory bundle, named for Hans Paul Bernhard Gierke
*
Henning von Gierke, German artist and set designer
*
Otto von Gierke
Otto Friedrich von Gierke, born Otto Friedrich Gierke (11 January 1841 – 10 October 1921), was a German legal scholar and historian. He is considered today as one of the most influential and important legal scholars of the 19th and 20th centur ...
(1841–1921), German legal scholar and historian
{{surname
Surnames from given names