Emil Fischer

Hermann Emil Louis Fischer (German: [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.

Awards: Faraday Lectureship Prize, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Elliott Cresson Medal, Helmholtz Medal, Cothenius Medal, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Pour le Mérite, Davy Medal, Foreign Member of the Royal Society Education: University of Bonn, University of Strasbourg

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