Friedrich Christian Gregor Wernekinck  Friedrich Christian Gregor Wernekinck (March 13, 1798 – March 23, 1835) was a German anatomist. His specialties were anatomy and mineralogy. Wernekinck was born in Münster (Bishopric of Münster, Holy Roman Empire) in 1798. After attending the University of Münster and University of Göttingen, he received his doctorate at the University of Giessen, where he became a full professor of philosophy in 1826. He died in 1835. He was the son of botanist Franz Wernekinck (1764–1839).