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Hermann Emil Fischer Scientist

Hermann Emil Louis Fischer (9 October 1852 – 15 July 1919) was a German chemist and 1902 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He also discovered the Fischer esterification. He developed the Fischer projection, a symbolic way of drawing asymmetric carbon atoms. He never used his first given name, and was known throughout his life simply as Emil Fischer.

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Alias (AKA)	Fischer Emil
Birth date	October 09, 1852
Birth name	Hermann Emil Louis Fischer
Birth place	Rhine Province , Euskirchen
cause of death	Suicide
Date of death	July 15, 1919
Place of death	Berlin
Education	University of Strasbourg University of Bonn
Known for	Sugar

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