Emil Fischer
1852 CE–1919 CE · Euskirchen
Hermann Emil Louis Fischer (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. 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.
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- Leopold Zunz· Berlin
- Elhanan Rosenstein· Berlin
- Joseph Zedner· Berlin
- Samuel Holdheim· Berlin
- Michael Sachs· Berlin
- Abraham Geiger· Berlin
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- Solomon Schechter· Berlin
- Julius Theodor· Berlin
- Heinrich Ehrentreu· Munich
- Eduard Baneth· Berlin
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