Artur Fischer was born on 31 December 1919 in Tumlingen, Baden-Würtemberg, Germany. He died on 27 January 2016 in Tumlingen, Waldachtal, Baden-Würtemberg, Germany.
He was a German inventor who held more than 1,100 patents. His first big invention was the synchronized camera flash. He patented the expanding wall anchor, allowing people to hang heavy pictures and mirrors on plaster and drywall.