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Edmond H. Fischer

1920 - 2021

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Edmond Henri Fischer (April 6, 1920 – August 27, 2021) was a Swiss-American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes. From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the World Cultural Council. At the time of his death at age 101 in 2021, he was the oldest living Nobel Prize laureate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmond H. Fischer is the 162nd most popular chemist (down from 150th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from China (up from 244th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 162 out of 602. Before him are Paul D. Boyer, Feodor Lynen, Antoni Grabowski, Katalin Karikó, Ei-ichi Negishi, and Georg Wittig. After him are Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Willard Libby, John E. Walker, and Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 34. Before him are Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Boris Vian, Captain Tom, Montgomery Clift, Fritz Walter, and Frank Sheeran. After him are Helmut Newton, Zecharia Sitchin, Sun Myung Moon, Clarice Lispector, Peter D. Mitchell, and C. R. Rao. Among people deceased in 2021, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 34. Before him are Bell hooks, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Charlie Watts, Hans Küng, Steven Weinberg, and Ei-ichi Negishi. After him are Idriss Déby, Nathalie Delon, Karolos Papoulias, DMX, Nawal El Saadawi, and Colin Bell.

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In China

Among people born in China, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 146 out of 1,610. Before him are Ziying (-300), Kumārajīva (343), Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Wu Sangui (1612), and Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662). After him are Bai Qi (-250), Zhengde Emperor (1491), Empress Lü (-241), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Huineng (638), and Jiang Ziya (-1090).

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Among CHEMISTS In China

Among chemists born in China, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 3. Before him are Tu Youyou (1930), and Ei-ichi Negishi (1935).

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