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Fischer

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Fi·scher  (fshr), Emil Hermann 1852-1919.
German chemist. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for his work on the structure and synthesis of sugars and purines.
Fischer, Robert James Known as "Bobby." 1943-2008.
American chess player who became a grand master at the age of 15 and was world champion from 1972 to 1974.
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Noun1.Fischer - German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)
Hans Fischer
2.Fischer - German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)
Emil Hermann Fischer
3.Fischer - United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)
Bobby Fischer, Robert James Fischer


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Fischer stood beaming benevolently and drinking deep of the astonishment and ecstasy of the girl, the grim admiration and gruff thanks of the colonel, the wonder of the whole group.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
Kuno Fischer was then at the height of his fame and during the winter had been lecturing brilliantly on Schopenhauer.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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