Max Bergmann | |
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| Born | 12 February 1886 |
| Died | 7 November 1944 (aged 58) |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Friedrich Wilhelm University |
| Known for | Carboxybenzyl protecting group |
| Spouse | Emmy Bergmann |
| Children | Peter Bergmann (physicist) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | peptide chemistry |
| Institutions | Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Leather Research Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research |
| Doctoral advisor | Ignaz Bloch |
| Doctoral students | Leonidas Zervas |
Max Bergmann (12 February 1886 – 7 November 1944) was a Jewish-German biochemist. Together with Leonidas Zervas, the discoverer of the group, they were the first to use the carboxybenzyl protecting group for the synthesis of oligopeptides.