Fischer

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Fischer
       n 1: German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)
            [syn: {Hans Fischer}]
       2: German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the
          purines (1852-1919) [syn: {Emil Hermann Fischer}]
       3: United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975


          (born in 1943) [syn: {Bobby Fischer}, {Robert James
          Fischer}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Fischer, TX
    Zip code(s): 78623