What is Otto Wallach's nationality?
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German chemist Otto Wallach was born in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia) on March 27, 1847. He is best known for his work on terpenes and essential oils, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1910. Wallach's research laid the foundation for the modern understanding of the structure and synthesis of these important natural products.
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