Franz Joseph Emil Fischer

Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (19 March 1877 in Freiburg im Breisgau – 1 December 1947 in Munich) was a German chemist. He was the founder and first director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research. He is known for the discovery of the Fischer–Tropsch process.[1]

For the Polish philosopher and gourmand, see Franc Fiszer.
Franz Fischer
Franz Fischer (1911)
Born(1877-03-19)19 March 1877
Freiburg, Baden, Germany
Died1 December 1947(1947-12-01) (aged 70)
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Gießen
Known forFischer-Tropsch process
Scientific career
InstitutionsKaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research
Doctoral advisorKarl Elbs

Career

In 1925, he and Hans Tropsch discovered the Fischer–Tropsch process. This allowed for the production of liquid hydrocarbons from carbon monoxide and hydrogen with metal catalyst at temperatures of 150–300 °C (302–572 °F).

In 1930, he and Hans Schrader developed the Fischer assay, a standardized laboratory test for determining the oil yield from oil shale to be expected from a conventional shale oil extraction.[2] He also worked with Wilhelm Ostwald and Hermann Emil Fischer.[3] In 1913, he became the Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim.

He joined the NSDAP in 1933, and remained in office until his retirement in 1943.

Awards

References
  1. Pichler, Helmut (1967). "Franz Fischer 1877–1947". Chemische Berichte. 100 (6): CXXVII–CLVII. doi:10.1002/cber.19671000642.
  2. Heistand, Robert N. (1976). "The Fischer Assay, standard method?" (PDF). San Francisco: Symposium on oil shale, tar sands, and related materials — production and utilization of synfuels. Retrieved 2008-08-18. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Chemist biographies


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