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Edmond H. Fischer

American biochemist (1920–2021)

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Edmond Henri Fischer was a Swiss-American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes. From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the World Cultural Council. At the time of his death at age 101 in 2021, he was the oldest living Nobel Prize laureate.

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Born
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Place of birth
French concession of Shanghai wd
Died
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Place of death
Seattle wd
Citizenship
Switzerland, United States wd
Occupation
biochemist, university teacher, chemist wd
Education
University of Geneva wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1963)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1992)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Basel
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2010)
  • honorary doctorate from University of Montpellier-I (1983)

Questions

When was Edmond H. Fischer born?
Edmond H. Fischer was born on 6 April 1920 in French concession of Shanghai.
Where did Edmond H. Fischer study?
Edmond H. Fischer was educated at University of Geneva.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Edmond H. Fischer · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q109726 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Edmond Fischer Nobel Laureate 1992.jpg by Betsythedevine (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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