Max Tishler (October 30, 1906 – March 18, 1989) 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.

He also developed the fermentation processes for actinomycin, vitamin B12, streptomycin, and penicillin.

He studied chemistry as an undergraduate at Tufts College, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.

His son, Peter Verveer Tishler, was born on July 18, 1937.

[1] He died of emphysema at Middlesex Memorial Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut on March 18, 1989.