Otto Wallach

Otto Wallach
Wallach c. 1873
Born(1847-03-27)27 March 1847
Died26 February 1931(1931-02-26) (aged 83)
NationalityPrussia / German Empire
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known forIsoprene rule
AwardsNobel Prize for Chemistry (1910)
Davy Medal (1912)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Göttingen,
University of Bonn
Doctoral advisorHans Hübner[citation needed]
Doctoral studentsWalter Haworth, Adolf Sieverts
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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Leopold Ruzicka (1932). "Third Pedler lecture. The life and work of Otto Wallach". J. Chem. Soc.: 1582. doi:10.1039/JR9320001582.
  2. ^ Christmann, M (2010). "Otto Wallach: Founder of Terpene Chemistry and Nobel Laureate 1910". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49 (50): 9580–9586. doi:10.1002/anie.201003155. PMID 21110354.

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