Roland L. Fischer

Roland L. Fischer
Fischer during a visit to the Swiss city of Basel, November 1981
Born1915
Died1997(1997-00-00) (aged 81–82)
Alma materUniversity of Basel
Scientific career
FieldsPsychopharmacology and Pharmacology
InstitutionsOhio State University (1958-1971), George Washington University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University

Roland Fischer (1915–1997) was an experimental researcher and psychopharmacologist known for his early work on psychedelic drugs, schizophrenia, the perception-hallucination continuum model of altered states of consciousness, and for his work on gustation which later contributed to research supporting supertasting.:226:9 Fischer was formerly professor of experimental psychiatry and associate professor of pharmacology at Ohio State University (1958-1971), and also held academic posts at George Washington University, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins University.:13,259–260