Eugen Fischer (chemist)

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Eugene Fischer

Eugen Fischer (born July 13, 1854 in Wiblingen , † August 2, 1917 in Tyrol ) was a German chemist and factory director .

Life

Eugen Fischer studied chemistry in Stuttgart and Zurich . In Stuttgart he became a member of the Alemannia Stuttgart fraternity . After completing his doctorate, he completed his habilitation in Stuttgart.

From 1881 to 1887 he worked for the Hoechster Farbwerke in the indigo dyes division . Here he emerged as the inventor of processes for the production of artificial indigo blue.

In 1887 he moved back briefly to the TH Stuttgart and was soon brought to the Kalle chemical factory by Wilhelm Kalle . Proven through the establishment of a factory-based production chain for indigo salt, Fischer was appointed head of the manufacturing operations in 1894. Under him as the company's technical director, new azo dyes in particular were developed.

In 1904 the company was converted into a stock corporation, with Wilhelm Ferdinand Kalle as the commercial director and Fischer as the technical director. The conversion took place in anticipation of future mergers, as it was finally completed in 1926 with the incorporation into IG Farben .

During a vacation in the Tyrolean Alps, Fischer had an accident while hiking to the Hohe Riffler . His son Hans Fischer , who later won the Nobel Prize, was able to secure it, but not save it on his own. Eugen Fischer died before his son could get help.

Fischer was a senator of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Science .

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SURNAME Fischer, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chemist and manufacturer
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiblingen
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 1917
Place of death Tyrol