Emil Fischer
1852-1919
German organic chemist who made significant contributions to our knowledge of the structure of sugars and proteins; awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1902. Fischer was the...
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The German chemist Emil Fischer (1852-1919), perhaps the greatest of the organic chemists, is known for his work in the study of pure sugars and proteins.Emil Fischer was born at Euskirchen, Prussia, ...
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Emil Fischer was a professor of chemistry for forty years who also served as director of the German chemical industries during World War I. Fischer's research on important organic substances such as s...
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Emil Fischer was a professor of chemistry for forty years who also served as director of the German chemical industries during World War I. Fischer's research on important organic substances such as s...
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Emil Fischer was a professor of chemistry for forty years who also served as director of the German chemical industries during World War I. Fischer's research on important organic substances such as s...
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The son of a successful businessman, Emil Fischer, at the urging of his father, reluctantly joined the family firm when he left high school. But the young man yearned to be a mathematician or physicis...
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Emil Hermann Fischer was born on October 9, 1852 in Euskirchen, Germany. With five older sisters, he was the only son of Laurenz Fischer and Julie Poensgen Fischer. Fischer described his youth as happ...
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The son of a successful businessman, Emil Fischer, at the urging of his father, reluctantly joined the family firm when he left high school. But the young man yearned to be a mathematician or physicis...
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