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Otto Wallach was a German chemist who lived from 1847 to 1931 and made important contributions to the study of organic compounds found in essential oils. His work in understanding the structure and properties of these natural substances earned him recognition as a leading figure in organic chemistry during his lifetime.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1910
“in recognition of his services to organic chemistry and the chemical industry by his pioneer work in the field of alicyclic compounds”
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- human
- Given name
- Otto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Empire
- Place of birth
- Kaliningrad
- Place of death
- Göttingen
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Employer
- University of Göttingen
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Cothenius Medal
- Notable work
- Wallach rearrangement
- Doctoral advisor
- August Wilhelm von Hofmann
- Doctoral student
- Norman Haworth
- Field of work
- organic chemistry
- Image
- Otto Wallach 1910.jpg
- Work location
- Bonn
- Residence
- Göttingen
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- place of burial
- Göttingen City Cemetery
- Commons category
- Otto Wallach
- date of birth
- 1847-01-01
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- date of death
- 1931-01-01
- member of
- Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- student
- Norman Haworth
- name in native language
- Otto Wallach
- interested in
- chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Otto Wallach's grave in Göttingen Otto Wallach ( German pronunciation: [ˈɔto ˈvalax] ; 27 March 1847 – 26 February 1931) was a German chemist and recipient of the 1910 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on alicyclic compounds.
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