Fi·scher (f sh  r), 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. |
Fischer [ˈfɪʃər]
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1. (Biographies / Fischer, Emil Hermann (1852-1919) M, German, SCIENCE: chemist) Emil Hermann (ˈeːmiːl ˈhɛrman). 1852-1919, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on synthetic sugars and the purine group: Nobel prize for chemistry 1902
2. (Biographies / Fischer, Ernst Otto (1918-1994) M, German, SCIENCE: chemist) Ernst Otto. 1918-94, German chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1973 with Geoffrey Wilkinson for his work on inorganic complexes
3. (Biographies / Fischer, Hans (1881-1945) M, German, SCIENCE: chemist) Hans (hans). 1881-1945, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on chlorophyll, haemin, and the porphyrins: Nobel prize for chemistry 1930
4. (Biographies / Fischer, Robert James (1943 M, US, SPORT AND GAMES: chess player) Robert James, known as Bobby. born 1943, US chess player; world champion 1972-75
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| Noun | 1. | Fischer - German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945) |
| 2. | Fischer - German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919) | |
| 3. | Fischer - United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943) |
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