Today's KNOWLEDGE Share Otto Wallach-Nobel prize 1910

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Otto Wallach-Nobel prize 1910

In 1910 Otto Wallach (1847 to 1931) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his achievements in the fields of organic chemistry and the chemical industry for his pioneering work in the area of alicyclic compounds. Following studies in chemistry and natural sciences at the University of Göttingen he completed his Doctorate in 1869. After many years at the University of Bonn he was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Göttingen in 1889, a post he held until his retirement in 1915. Wallach remained an active researcher until 1927.

Wallach’s main contribution was in laying the groundwork for the identification of the terpenes – a group of natural and synthetic hydrocarbons – and in determining the characteristics of camphor. camphor is a natural substance with a sharp aromatic smell, used in medicine for its sterilizing and anesthetic capabilities, and in the cosmetics industry for its pleasant aroma.

Wallach’s main contribution was in laying the groundwork for the identification of the terpenes – a group of natural and synthetic hydrocarbons – and in determining the characteristics of camphor. camphor is a natural substance with a sharp aromatic smell, used in medicine for its sterilizing and anesthetic capabilities, and in the cosmetics industry for its pleasant aroma.

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