Hermann Emil Fischer

Hermann Emil Fischer (9 October 1852 - 15 July 1919) was a German chemist and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1902. Fischer was born in Euskirchen, near Cologne, the son of a businessman. After graduating he wished to study natural sciences, but his father compelled him to work in the family business until determining that his son was unsuitable. Fischer then attended the University of Bonn in 1872, but switched to the University of... more

Date of birth:

  • Oct 9, 1852

Date of death:

  • Jul 15, 1919 (age 66 years)

Country of nationality:

Also known as:

  • Franz Joseph Emil Fischer,
  • Emil Hermann Fischer
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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Winning work Notes/Description
  • 1902
  • "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his work on sugar and purine syntheses"
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