Heinrich Joseph Wassermann (3 April 1791 – 3 September 1838) was a German-Swiss violinist, composer and conductor.
After he was first taught in 1802 by Michael Henkel in Fulda, he held teaching positions and subsequently played in several spa orchestras.
His good testimony earned him a position as chamber musician in the Meiningen Court Orchestra in 1811.
This position allowed him to undertake concert and study trips, among others to Darmstadt to the court organist Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck.
In 1829 he became music director of the "Société de musique" in Geneva, in the same year he got a job in Basel.