Hans Fischer
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Hans Fischer was a German organic chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the structure of hemin and chlorophyll.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hans Fischer canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1091748 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans Fischer Context triple: [Technical University of Munich, hasNotableAlumni, Hans Fischer]
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A.
Emil Fischer
Emil Fischer was a pioneering German chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational work on the chemistry of sugars, purines, and proteins.
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B.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
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C.
George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
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D.
Heinrich von Liebieg
Heinrich von Liebieg was a prominent German industrialist and art patron whose collection and philanthropy significantly supported cultural institutions in Germany.
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E.
Walther Nernst
Walther Nernst was a German physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for formulating the Nernst equation and contributing fundamentally to thermodynamics and electrochemistry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans Fischer Target entity description: Hans Fischer was a German organic chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the structure of hemin and chlorophyll.
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A.
Emil Fischer
Emil Fischer was a pioneering German chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational work on the chemistry of sugars, purines, and proteins.
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B.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
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C.
George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
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D.
Heinrich von Liebieg
Heinrich von Liebieg was a prominent German industrialist and art patron whose collection and philanthropy significantly supported cultural institutions in Germany.
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E.
Walther Nernst
Walther Nernst was a German physical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for formulating the Nernst equation and contributing fundamentally to thermodynamics and electrochemistry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ organic chemist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1930 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1881-07-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-03-31 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
German chemical society records
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linked to:
German Chemical Society
Nobel Prize official biography ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Lausanne
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University of Marburg ⓘ University of Munich ⓘ
linked to:
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
|
| employer |
Technical University of Munich
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University of Innsbruck ⓘ University of Vienna ⓘ |
| familyName | Fischer ⓘ |
| father | Eugen Fischer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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organic chemistry ⓘ porphyrin chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elucidation of porphyrin structures
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research on chlorophyll ⓘ research on hemin ⓘ synthesis of hemin ⓘ work on bile pigments ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities ⓘ |
| mother | Anna Herdegen ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | none ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research on the constitution of chlorophyll
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research on the constitution of hemin ⓘ synthesis of porphyrins ⓘ |
| occupation |
research scientist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Frankfurt am Main
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Höchst am Main ⓘ
linked to:
Höchst
|
| placeOfDeath | Munich ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of organic chemistry department at Technical University of Munich
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professor of organic chemistry ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Innsbruck
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Munich ⓘ Vienna ⓘ |
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Subject: Hans Fischer Description of subject: Hans Fischer was a German organic chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the structure of hemin and chlorophyll.
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