[The early history of the anatomical journals and the significance of the anatomischer anzeiger (author's transl)].

It is reported the history of the eldest anatomical journals and their precursors, the periodicals of scientific societies and academies (part 1). The first anatomical periodical striktly speaking is the Archiv für die Physiologie founded in 1795 by the famous neuronanatomist REIL in Halle/Saale. Subsequently the genealogy of several journals founded in the 19th century is represented and continued up to our days. In the same way it is proved the history of the refering and abstracting publications. The eldest refering magazine is the Bericht über die Fortschritte der Anatomie und Physiologie published by HENLE and MEISSNER in 1856--71. The Publisher GUSTAV FISCHER in Jena takes a leading part in publication of anatomical periodicals, esp. Anatomischer Anzeiger and his supplements Verhandlungen der Anatomischen Gesellschaft, and of annual reports in anatomy. In the centre of this paper it is standing the importance of the Anatomischer Anzeiger founded by KARL VON BARDELEBEN in 1886 and published by the Gustav Fischer Verlag Jena. Reporting the fateful history of Anatomical Recorder and of the Proceedings of the Anatomical Society until 1945 (part 2) and since the last world war (part 4) it is told about the editors follows one upon another. The Anatomischer Anzeiger represented a central paper of the entire scientific anatomy and in a body one of the most spreaded and versatilest anatomical journals in the world. Important stages in the history of anatomy are formed by the Anzeiger till our days.