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Hermann Emil Louis Fischer FRS FRSE FCS ( German pronunciation: [ˈeːmiːl ˈfɪʃɐ] ⓘ; 9 October 1852 – 15 July 1919) 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.
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Emil Fischer (born Oct. 9, 1852, Euskirchen, Prussia [Ger.]—died July 15, 1919, Berlin, Ger.) was a German chemist who was awarded the 1902 Nobel Prize for Chemistry in recognition of his investigations of the sugar and purine groups of substances.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1902 was awarded to Hermann Emil Fischer "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his work on sugar and purine syntheses"
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A Nobel laureate in chemistry, Fischer was a prolific investigator of purines, proteins, sugars, and enzymes. Emil Fischer (1852–1919), a German organic chemist, discovered caffeine and other related purines. He also studied the molecular structures of sugars and proteins.
Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Hermann Emil Fischer. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1902. Born: 9 October 1852, Euskirchen, Prussia (now Germany) Died: 15 July 1919, Berlin, Germany. Affiliation at the time of the award: Berlin University, Berlin, Germany.
Learn about Emil Fischer, a German organic chemist who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1902 for his work on purines and sugars. Discover his contributions to the fields of dyes, proteins, enzymes and stereochemistry.
Emil Fischer, (born Oct. 9, 1852, Euskirchen, Prussia—died July 15, 1919, Berlin, Ger.), German organic chemist. He received his Ph.D. in 1874. He determined the structures of uric acid, caffeine, and related compounds, showing that all are derivatives of a single compound he named purine.
