What is "hertwig"

Hertwig may refer to

• Hertwig's sheath, a proliferation of epithelial cells

Hertwig is also the last name of the following people:

• Craig Hertwig (1952-2012), American football player
• Michael Hertwig (born 1960), a German football player and manager
• Oscar Hertwig (1849–1922), a German zoologist
• Richard Wilhelm Karl Theodor Ritter von Hertwig (1850–1937), a German zoologist