Look up fischer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common...
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Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won...
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Regina Marie Kirk (née Fischer; born March 7, 1974), known professionally as Jenna Fischer, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as...
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Stanford University. Fischer's older sister, Makenzie Fischer, is also on the American Women's National Team for Water Polo. Fischer graduated from Laguna...
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Joseph Fischer may refer to: Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877–1947), German chemist Joseph Anton Fischer (1814–1859), German artist Joseph Emanuel Fischer von...
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John Fischer may refer to: John Fischer (baseball) (1855–1942), Major League pitcher and first baseman John Fischer (judge) (born 1948), Oklahoma Court...
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Scott Eugene Fischer (December 24, 1955 – May 11, 1996) was an American mountaineer and mountain guide. He was renowned for ascending the world's highest...
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The Fischer–Tropsch process (FT) is a collection of chemical reactions that converts a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, known as syngas, into...
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Franz Fischer may refer to:- Franz Fischer (musician) [Wikidata] (1849–1918), cellist and Hofkapellmeister in München Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877–1947)...
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William Fischer may refer to: Bill Fischer (Australian footballer) (1883–1917), Australian rules footballer and soldier Bill Fischer (American football)...
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Robert Fischer may refer to: Robert Fischer (unionist) (1883–1945), German unionist and social democratic politician Robert Fischer (Canadian politician)...
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Fritz Fischer may refer to: Fritz Fischer (historian) (1908–1999), German historian Fritz Fischer (medical doctor) (1912–2003), Waffen-SS doctor Fritz...
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In chemistry, the Fischer projection, devised by Emil Fischer in 1891, is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional organic molecule by...
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Birgit Fischer (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪʁɡɪt ˈfɪʃɐ] ; born 25 February 1962) is a German former kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different...
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Artur Fischer may refer to: Arthur Fischer (actor), Swedish actor Arthur Fischer (footballer), manager of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig Artur Fischer (1919–2016)...
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Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (some authorities use the spelling Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer) (c.1656 – August 27, 1746) was a German Baroque composer...
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The 1992 Fischer–Spassky match between former world chess champions Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky was billed as a World Chess Championship, though it...
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Emil Fischer (1852–1919) was a German Nobel laureate in chemistry. Emil Fischer may also refer to: Emil Fischer (American football executive) (1887–1958)...
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Hermann Emil Louis Fischer FRS FRSE FCS (German pronunciation: [ˈeːmiːl ˈfɪʃɐ] ; 9 October 1852 – 15 July 1919) was a German chemist and 1902 recipient...
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Artur Fischer (31 December 1919 – 27 January 2016) was a German inventor. He is best known for inventing an expanding plastic version of the wall plug...
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Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan...
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Henry Fischer may refer to: Henry George Fischer (1923–2005), American Egyptologist H. L. Fischer (Henry Lee Fischer, 1822–1909), Pennsylvania German language...
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Debra Lynelle Fischer (née Strobel; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician and former educator serving as the senior United States senator from...
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In analytical chemistry, Karl Fischer titration is a classic titration method that uses coulometric or volumetric titration to determine trace amounts...
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Vera Fischer (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvɛɾa ˈfiʃeʁ]; born 27 November 1951) is a Brazilian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss...
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Ludwig Fischer (16 April 1905 – 8 March 1947) was a German Nazi Party lawyer, politician and a convicted war criminal. After World War II, he was executed...
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Makenzie Fischer (born March 29, 1997) is an American water polo player. She was part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2015 World Aquatics...
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Lawrence Wayne "Wild Man" Fischer (November 6, 1944 – June 16, 2011) was an American street performer known for offering erratic, a cappella performances...
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The Fischer–Saller Scale, named for eugenicist Eugen Fischer and German anthropologist Karl Saller [de], is used in physical anthropology and medicine...
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Abraham Louis Fischer (23 April 1908 – 8 May 1975) was a South African Communist lawyer of Afrikaner descent with partial Anglo-African ancestry from...
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