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Fischer

[ fish-er ]

noun

  1. Edwin, 1886–1960, Swiss pianist.
  2. · [ey, -mil], 1852–1919, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1902.
  3. Ernst Otto, 1918–2007, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1973.
  4. Hans [hahns], 1881–1945, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1930.
  5. Robert James Bobby, 1943–2008, U.S. chess player.


Fischer

/ ˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. FischerEmil Hermann18521919MGermanSCIENCE: chemist Emil Hermann (ˈeːmiːl ˈhɛrman). 1852–1919, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on synthetic sugars and the purine group: Nobel prize for chemistry 1902
  2. FischerErnst Otto19181994MGermanSCIENCE: chemist Ernst Otto . 1918–94, German chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1973 with Geoffrey Wilkinson for his work on inorganic complexes
  3. FischerHans18811945MGermanSCIENCE: chemist Hans (hans). 1881–1945, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on chlorophyll, haemin, and the porphyrins: Nobel prize for chemistry 1930
  4. FischerRobert James19432008MUSSPORT AND GAMES: chess player Robert James , known as Bobby . 1943–2008, US chess player; world champion 1972–75
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In the future, once her kids are older, Fischer wants to do more theater.

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Fischer said she expects to see more people targeted for deportation who have active protections in the coming weeks and months.

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Senate as an independent in Nebraska and lost a close race to Republican incumbent Deb Fischer.

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The thing that really made the song was Clare Fischer, the string composer.

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And while they’re happy enough to face the past in the abstract, it's harder to deal with their own family history, says Benjamin Fischer, a former Jewish student leader and political consultant.

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