Max Tishler
Chemist
Max Tishler was president of Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories where he led the research teams that synthesized ascorbic acid, riboflavin, cortisone, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, nicotinamide, methionine, threonine, and tryptophan. Wikipedia
Born: October 30, 1906, Boston, MA
Died: March 18, 1989 (age 82 years), Middletown, CT
Children: Peter Tishler
Education: Harvard University and Tufts University