Born: 27-Mar-1847
Birthplace: Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany
Died: 26-Feb-1931
Location of death: Göttingen, Germany
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Chemist

Nationality: Germany
Executive summary: Identified and studied terpenes

Military service: Prussian Army (Franco-Prussian War)

Father: Gerhard Wallach (civil servant)
Mother: Otillie Thoma

    University: PhD, University of Göttingen (1869)
    Professor: University of Bonn (1870-89)
    Professor: University of Göttingen (1889-1915)

    Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1910
    Davy Medal 1912

Author of books:
Terpene und Campher (1909, chemistry)

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