Christian Heinrich Pander References Christian Heinrich Pander German anatomist Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: zoology/ Historical backgroundAnother German-trained embryologist, Christian Heinrich Pander, introduced in 1817 the concept of germ, or primordial, tissue layers into embryology. Read MoreAnother German-trained embryologist, Christian Heinrich Pander, introduced in 1817 the concept of germ, or primordial, tissue layers into embryology. Read MoreKarl Ernst von Baer…Baer’s more affluent friend Christian Pander, who in 1817 described the early development of the chick in terms of what are now known as the primary germ layers—that is, ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. Read More…Baer’s more affluent friend Christian Pander, who in 1817 described the early development of the chick in terms of what are now known as the primary germ layers—that is, ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. Read More