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Name Origin

Emil is a masculine given name of German origin. It is a short form of the name Emile, which itself comes from the Latin 'aemilius' meaning 'rival' or 'eager'.

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Famous People

Emil Fischer (1852-1919)

Chemist

  • Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1902 for his work on sugar and purine syntheses.
  • Developed the Fischer projection, a way to represent the three-dimensional structure of molecules on paper.

Emil Nolde (1867-1956)

Painter and Printmaker

  • Known for his Expressionist paintings, often depicting religious themes and landscapes.
  • His work was considered degenerate by the Nazi regime and confiscated.

Emil Zatopek (1922-2000)

Athlete

  • Won four Olympic gold medals in distance running (5000m, 10,000m and Marathon) at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
  • Set multiple world records.

Emil Freireich (1927-2019)

Physician and Oncologist

  • Pioneer in the treatment of childhood leukemia.
  • Developed combination chemotherapy regimens that significantly improved survival rates.

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