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Emil Fischer
1852 – 1919
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHermann 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 9, 1852
Euskirchen
Date of death
July 15, 1919
Berlin
Citizenship
German Empire · Germany
Occupations & fields
biochemistchemistuniversity teacherorganic chemist
Awards & honours
Faraday Lectureship PrizePour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderNobel Prize in ChemistryElliott Cresson MedalHelmholtz MedalCothenius Medal
- Field and occupation
- nemecký chemik
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