Sir Robert Robinson, Nobel Prize and Medal of Freedom winning British organic chemist; Robert A. Rolfe, English botanist specialising in the study of orchids; Robert Shapiro, professor emeritus of chemistry at New York University, best known for his work on the origin of life; Robert Winston, British professor, medical doctor, scientist

Hans Fischer (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈfɪʃɐ] ; 27 July 1881 – 31 March 1945) was a German organic chemist and the recipient of the 1930 Nobel Prize for Chemistry "for his researches into the constitution of haemin and chlorophyll and especially for his synthesis of …

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.01 square miles (7.80 km 2), of which 2.99 square miles (7.74 km 2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2) is water. The town itself is located on a hill, giving the city a higher elevation compared to the surrounding township land. Much of the outlying areas contain farmland and forest.