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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmond H. Fischer has received more than 185,685 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Edmond H. Fischer is the 150th most popular chemist (up from 273rd in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from China (up from 421st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 150 out of 602. Before him are Christian B. Anfinsen, James Dewar, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Arthur Kornberg, and Ahmed Zewail. After him are Julius Axelrod, Yves Chauvin, Georg Ernst Stahl, Johann Deisenhofer, George Porter, and Kary Mullis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 42. Before him are John Demjanjuk, Alberto Sordi, Ravi Shankar, Sun Myung Moon, Gunnar Gren, and Kaysone Phomvihane. After him are Mickey Rooney, Michèle Morgan, George Porter, Prem Tinsulanonda, Baruj Benacerraf, and Chiara Lubich. Among people deceased in 2021, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 44. Before him are Karolos Papoulias, Robert Mundell, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, Edward de Bono, Chick Corea, and Carlos Reutemann. After him are Wilbur Smith, Osamu Yamaji, Phil Spector, Bernard Haitink, Hissène Habré, and Ei-ichi Negishi.

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In China

Among people born in China, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 244 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Hui (225), Huang Zhong (148), Han Yu (768), Li Ka-shing (1928), Pujie (1907), and Emperor Daizong of Tang (727). After him are Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), Emperor Zhezong (1076), Ban Chao (32), Lü Meng (178), Heshen (1750), and Li Peng (1928).

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Among CHEMISTS In China

Among chemists born in China, Edmond H. Fischer ranks 2. Before him are Tu Youyou (1930). After him are Ei-ichi Negishi (1935).

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