# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/albert-eschenmoser
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:30:20.675Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/albert-eschenmoser"
name: "Albert Eschenmoser"
slug: "albert-eschenmoser"
description: "Albert Jakob Eschenmoser (5 August 1925 – 14 July 2023) was a Swiss organic chemist, best known for his work on the synthesis of complex heterocyclic natural compounds, most notably vitamin B12. In addition to his significant contributions to the field of organic synthesis, Eschenmoser pioneered work in the Origins of Life (OoL) field with work on the synthetic pathways of artificial nucleic acids. Before retiring in 2009, Eschenmoser held tenured teaching positions at the ETH Zurich and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California as well as visiting professorships at the University of Chicago, Cambridge University, and Harvard."
tagline: "Swiss chemist (1925–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ETH-BIB-Eschenmoser%2C_Albert_(1925_-)-Portr_12128.tif?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Switzerland"
  isoCode: "CH"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1925-08-05"
deathDate: "2023-07-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.8
  momentum:             1.265060240963855
  historical:           14.15828133333333
  currentAttention:     7.028112449799197
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E5%B0%94%E4%BC%AF%E7%89%B9%C2%B7%E8%89%BE%E7%94%B3%E8%8E%AB%E7%91%9F"
    title: "阿尔伯特·艾申莫瑟"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B1"
    title: "ألبرت إيشنموسر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B1"
    title: "البرت ايشنموسر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%AD%D1%88%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80"
    title: "Альберт Эшэнмозер"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Eschenmoser"
    title: "Albert Eschenmoser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Eschenmoser"
    title: "Albert Eschenmoser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Eschenmoser"
    title: "Albert Eschenmoser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1"
    title: "آلبرت اشنموزر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Eschenmoser"
    title: "Albert Eschenmoser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC"
    title: "アルバート・エッシェンモーザー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%8C%EB%B2%84%ED%8A%B8_%EC%97%90%EC%84%BC%EB%AA%A8%EC%A0%80"
    title: "알버트 에센모저"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Eschenmoser"
    title: "Albert Eschenmoser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Eschenmoser"
    title: "Albert Eschenmoser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82"
    title: "Эшенмозер, Альберт"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Eschenmoser"
    title: "Albert Eschenmoser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Eschenmoser"
    title: "Albert Eschenmoser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116960"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump