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Language of Material:
German
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Emil Fischer papers
source:
Chapman, Barney
Creator:
Fischer, Emil, 1852-1919
Identifier/Call Number: M2568
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
6 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box
Date (inclusive): 1865-1984
Family albums, glass negatives, album of (52) loose vintage photographs; personal letters, scientific publications, documents,
clippings, and miscellaneous items. The materials document the lives of Emil Fischer, Hermann Otto Laurenz Fischer and Agnes
Fischer Peterson. The materials are in German and English.
Emil Fischer (October 9, 1852 – July 15, 1919) was a German chemist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Emil Fischer's son,
Hermann Otto Laurenz Fischer (December 16, 1888 - March 9, 1960) left Nazi Germany in the 1930s and in 1948 became a professor
of biochemistry at the University of California Berkeley. Hermann Fischer's daughter, Agnes Fischer Peterson (March 8, 1923
- September 1, 2008), was a long-time curator at the Hoover Institution.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual & born-digital
materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
[identification of item], Emil Fischer papers (M25681). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chapman, Barney