Maurice Visscher

Maurice Visscher
Born(1901-08-25)August 25, 1901
DiedMay 1, 1983(1983-05-01) (aged 81)
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationHope College
University of Minnesota
University of Southern California
Spouse
Gertrude Pieters
(m. 1925)
ChildrenTwo sons and two daughters
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
Academic advisorsAnton Julius Carlson
Ernest Starling
Doctoral studentsEarl Wood

Maurice Bolks Visscher (August 25, 1901 – May 1, 1983) was an American cardiovascular physiologist. He is best known for demonstrating that cardiac muscle declines in efficiency as it fails, and for pioneering the use of isotopes to study electrolyte absorption in the small intestine.