Gerald Westheimer AM FRS (born 13 May 1924) is an Australian scientist at University of California, Berkeley researching the eye, its optics, and how we see details in space and in three dimensions.

In 1938, state-sanctioned attacks against Jews in Nazi Germany prompted the family to emigrate to Australia, settling in Sydney.

Appointment to membership in the Order of Australia in 2009 recognised his continued identification with the country that provided refuge from the Holocaust.

Publications include: Gerald Westheimer is an accomplished recreational violinist [5] and has donated a number of fine 19th-century violins to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, along with an endowment for their upkeep.

According to Westheimer, the purpose of this collection is to “enable talented young Australian artists studying at the Conservatorium to perfect their performance skills on high quality instruments”.