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Emil Fischer

एमिल फिशर

German chemist (1852–1919)

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Hermann Emil Louis Fischer was a German chemist and 1902 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He discovered the Fischer esterification. He also developed the Fischer projection, a symbolic way of drawing asymmetric carbon atoms. He also hypothesized the lock and key mechanism of enzyme action. He never used his first given name, and was known throughout his life simply as Emil Fischer.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Euskirchen wd
Died
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Place of death
Berlin wd
Citizenship
German Empire, Germany wd
Occupation
biochemist, chemist, university teacher, organic chemist wd
Education
University of Bonn, University of Strasbourg wd
Spouse
Agnes Gerlach wd

Awards wd

  • Faraday Lectureship Prize (1907)
  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1902)
  • Elliott Cresson Medal (1913)
  • Helmholtz Medal (1909)
  • Cothenius Medal (1898)
  • Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1898)
  • Davy Medal (1890)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1899)
  • Baly Medal (1909)
  • honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1901)

Questions

When was Emil Fischer born?
Emil Fischer was born on 9 October 1852 in Euskirchen.
Where did Emil Fischer study?
Emil Fischer was educated at University of Bonn, University of Strasbourg.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Emil Fischer · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): एमिल फिशर · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q70554 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Hermann Emil Fischer. Photograph by Atelier Victoria, 1895. Wellcome V0027668 (cropped).jpg (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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