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| Born | October 30, 1906 |
| Died | March 18, 1989(1989-03-18) (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Tufts College |
| Known for | riboflavin industrial synthesis,cortisone industrial synthesis,sulfaquinoxaline,penicillin |
| Children | 2, includingPeter Verveer Tishler |
| Awards | IRI Medal(1961) National Medal of Science(1987) Priestley Medal |
Max Tishler (October 30, 1906 – March 18, 1989) was president ofMerck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories where he led the research teams that synthesizedascorbic acid,riboflavin,cortisone,pyridoxine,pantothenic acid,nicotinamide,methionine,threonine, andtryptophan. He also developed thefermentation processes foractinomycin,vitamin B12,streptomycin, andpenicillin. Tishler inventedsulfaquinoxaline for the treatment forcoccidiosis.[1]
He was born inBoston, Massachusetts on October 30, 1906. His father repaired shoes and he abandoned the family in 1911. Max worked in a pharmacy during theflu pandemic of 1918. He studied chemistry as an undergraduate atTufts College, where he was a member of thePi Lambda Phifraternity.[2][1]
In 1934 he earned hisPh.D. inorganic chemistry fromHarvard University. He married Elizabeth M. Verveer in 1934. He taught at Harvard from 1934 to 1937. His son,Peter Verveer Tishler, was born on July 18, 1937. In 1937, he took a position at Merck. His first project at Merck was to produceriboflavin. In the 1940s he developed a process for the synthesis ofcortisone.[1]
In 1970 he retired from Merck, and taught chemistry atWesleyan University.[1]
He died ofemphysema atMiddlesex Memorial Hospital inMiddletown, Connecticut on March 18, 1989.[3]
Born in Boston in 1906, he was the fifth of six children of European immigrants. ...
Max Tishler, a pharmaceutical scientist who led in the development of drugs to treat arthritis and other diseases, died of complications of emphysema Saturday at Middlesex Memorial Hospital in Middletown, Conn. He was 82 years old and a Middletown resident. ...
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