Fischer, Hans (1881-1945), a German biochemist, received the 1930 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on the composition of the coloring matter in leaves and blood. He isolated hemin from bile pigments. Hemin is a chemical compound contained in hemoglobin. Fischer synthesized hemin from substances of known composition in 1928.
Fischer was born at Hochst, now a part of Frankfurt, Germany. He studied at Marburg and Munich universities, and then taught chemistry.
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