Herbert Spencer Gasser

Herbert Spencer Gasser
Gasser in 1944
Born	(1888-07-05)July 5, 1888 Platteville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1963(1963-05-11) (aged 74) New York City, U.S.
Education	University of Wisconsin–Madison Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Known for	Action potentials Nerve fiber analysis
Awards	Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1944)
Scientific career
Fields	Physiology
Institutions	Rockefeller University Cornell University Washington University in St. Louis
Academic advisors	Joseph Erlanger



2nd Director of Rockefeller Institute
In office 1935–1953
Preceded by	Simon Flexner
Succeeded by	Detlev Bronk

Herbert Spencer Gasser (July 5, 1888 – May 11, 1963) was an American physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for his work with action potentials in nerve fibers while on the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis, awarded jointly with Joseph Erlanger.