Hermann Emil Fischer

Hermann Emil Fischer (October 9, 1852 - July 15, 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.

References

E. Fischer, Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges. 1890, 23, 799 ± 805.

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