Otto Wallach
Otto Wallach | |
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Wallach c. 1873 | |
| Born | 27 March 1847 |
| Died | 26 February 1931 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Prussia / German Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Alicyclic compounds Wallach degradation Wallach rearrangement Wallach's rule Leuckart–Wallach reaction |
| Awards | Davy Medal (1912) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1910) Cothenius Medal (1889) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen, University of Bonn |
| Doctoral advisor | Hans Hübner |
| Doctoral students | Walter Haworth, Adolf Sieverts |
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.