Emil Fischer

Hermann Emil Fischer
Hermann Emil Fischer
	Fischer c. 1895
Born	Hermann Emil Louis Fischer; 9 October 1852; Euskirchen, Rhine Province
Died	15 July 1919 (aged 66); Berlin, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Bonn; University of Strasbourg
Known for	Study of sugars & purines
Awards	Davy Medal (1890); ForMemRS (1899); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1902); Faraday Lectureship Prize (1907); Elliott Cresson Medal (1913);
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Munich (1875–81); University of Erlangen (1881–88); University of Würzburg (1888–92); University of Berlin (1892–1919)
Doctoral advisor	Adolf von Baeyer; Friedrich August Kekulé
Doctoral students	Alfred Stock; Otto Diels; Otto Ruff; Walter A. Jacobs; Ludwig Knorr; Oskar Piloty; Julius Tafel

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. He also hypothesized 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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