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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.
Otto Wallach (born March 27, 1847, Königsberg, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia]—died Feb. 26, 1931, Göttingen, Ger.) was a German chemist awarded the 1910 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for analyzing fragrant essential oils and identifying the compounds known as terpenes.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1910 was awarded to Otto Wallach "in recognition of his services to organic chemistry and the chemical industry by his pioneer work in the field of alicyclic compounds"
Otto Wallach. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1910. Born: 27 March 1847, Koenigsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia) Died: 26 February 1931, Göttingen, Germany. Affiliation at the time of the award: Goettingen University, Göttingen, Germany.
Nov 25, 2010 · A blast from the past: Through his contributions on derivatization and structural elucidation Otto Wallach revolutionized terpene chemistry. His research in this area, begun in 1884, earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry a hundred years ago.
- Mathias Christmann
- 2010
Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1910. The extraordinary honour of being allowed to address this illustrious as-sembly and to express my thanks for the superb recognition bestowed on my modest work by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, gives me a feeling of happy pride at having been found worthy of distinction by such a distinguished body of men.
Learn about Otto Wallach (1847–1931), who studied essential oils and terpenes and formulated the isoprene rule. Find out his biography, achievements, and related content in Oxford Reference.
