Hans Fischer
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Hans Fischer was a German organic chemist and the recipient of the 1930 Nobel Prize for Chemistry "for his researches into the constitution of haemin and chlorophyll and especially for his synthesis of haemin."
Fischer in 1930
Nobel Award Ceremony
Chlorophyll
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Chlorophyll is any of several related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants. Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρός, khloros and φύλλον, phyllon ("leaf"). Chlorophyll allows plants to absorb energy from light.
Chlorophyll is responsible for the green color of many plants and algae.
Seen through a microscope, chlorophyll is concentrated within organisms in structures called chloroplasts – shown here grouped inside plant cells.
Chlorophyll forms deep green solutions in organic solvents.