Artur Fischer
German inventor (1919–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Artur Fischer (31 December 1919 – 27 January 2016) was a German inventor. He is best known for inventing the plastic expanding wall plug.[2]
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Artur Fischer | |
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Born | (1919-12-31)31 December 1919 Tumlingen, Germany |
Died | 27 January 2016(2016-01-27) (aged 96) Tumlingen, Germany |
Citizenship | German |
Known for | Wall plug Flash synchronization Fischertechnik |
Spouse | Rita Gonser (1925–2013) |
Children | Klaus Fischer, Margot Fischer-Weber |
Awards | Werner von Siemens Ring (1990) Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999)[1] European Inventor Award (2014) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Inventor |
Institutions | Fischerwerke company |
Born in Tumlingen, Artur Fischer was the son of the village tailor Georg Fischer. His mother Pauline, who ironed collars to make ends meet, recognized her son’s mechanical aptitude and encouraged him at every turn, helping him set up a workbench at home and buying him the German equivalent of an Erector Set.[3] [4] In the second world war, Fischer worked as an aircraft mechanic and survived the Battle of Stalingrad, leaving on the last plane. Later in the war he was captured in Italy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in England. After returning to his hometown in 1946, he found work as an assistant at an engineering company and began making lighters and loom switches out of military scrap. In 1948, he founded his own company, the Fischer Group.[2]