Otto Ambros
Otto Ambros | |
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At the Nuremberg Trials, taken by the US Army | |
| Born | 19 May 1901 |
| Died | 23 July 1990 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Known for | Discovery of sarin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Synthetic rubber, organophosphate insecticides and nerve agents |
| Institutions | IG Farben, BASF |
Otto Ambros (19 May 1901 – 23 July 1990) was a German chemist and Nazi war criminal. He is known for his wartime work on synthetic rubber (polybutadiene, or "Buna rubber") and nerve agents (sarin and tabun). After the war he was tried at Nuremberg and convicted of crimes against humanity for his use of slave labor from the Auschwitz III–Monowitz concentration camp. In 1948 he was sentenced to 8 years' imprisonment, but released early in 1951 for good behavior.