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Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
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| Intro | German chemist |
| A.K.A. | Emil Fischer, Franz Fischer |
| Was | Chemist |
| From | Germany |
| Field | Science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 19 March 1877, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Death | 1 December 1947, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany (aged 70 years) |
| Politics | Nazi Party |
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Biography
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (19 March 1877 in Freiburg im Breisgau – 1 December 1947 in Munich) was a German chemist. He and Hans Tropsch discovered the Fischer-Tropsch process. With Hans Schrader he developed the Fischer Assay, a standardized laboratory test for determining the oil yield from oil shale to be expected from a conventional shale oil extraction. He also worked with Wilhelm Ostwald and Hermann Emil Fischer. In 1913 he became Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim.
Awards
- Wilhelm Exner Medal, 1936
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