CHEMIST
Otto Wallach
1847 - 1931
Otto Wallach
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto Wallach has received more than 104,979 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Otto Wallach is the 26th most popular chemist (up from 27th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Russia (up from 106th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Chemist.
Otto Wallach was a German chemist who is most famous for his work on the structure of the benzene molecule.
Memorability Metrics
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
24.47
Effective Languages (L*)
2.24
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Otto Wallach ranks 26 out of 602. Before him are Friedrich Wöhler, Paul Karrer, William Ramsay, Emil Fischer, Eduard Buchner, and Albert Hofmann. After him are Humphry Davy, Justus von Liebig, Casimir Funk, John Howard Northrop, Ilya Prigogine, and Walther Nernst.
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HPI: 72.13
Rank: 20
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1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 21
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1852 - 1916
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 22
Emil Fischer
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HPI: 71.66
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Eduard Buchner
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HPI: 71.53
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Albert Hofmann
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Otto Wallach
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 26
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HPI: 71.21
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HPI: 71.04
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HPI: 70.80
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HPI: 70.37
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HPI: 70.23
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1864 - 1941
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 32
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1847, Otto Wallach ranks 5. Before him are Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Paul von Hindenburg, and Bram Stoker. After him are Maria Feodorovna, Jesse James, Auguste Escoffier, Joseph Pulitzer, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Georges Sorel, and Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy. Among people deceased in 1931, Otto Wallach ranks 5. Before him are Thomas Edison, Gustave Le Bon, Khalil Gibran, and Anna Pavlova. After him are Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Omar Mukhtar, Albert A. Michelson, Arthur Schnitzler, Geli Raubal, Lili Elbe, and Joseph Joffre.
Others Born in 1847
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INVENTOR
1847 - 1931
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 1
Alexander Graham Bell
INVENTOR
1847 - 1922
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 2
Paul von Hindenburg
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 3
Bram Stoker
WRITER
1847 - 1912
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 4
Otto Wallach
CHEMIST
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 5
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1847 - 1928
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 6
Jesse James
MAFIOSO
1847 - 1882
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 7
Auguste Escoffier
WRITER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 8
Joseph Pulitzer
JOURNALIST
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 9
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1897
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 10
Georges Sorel
PHILOSOPHER
1847 - 1922
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1923
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1931
Go to all RankingsThomas Edison
INVENTOR
1847 - 1931
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 1
Gustave Le Bon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1841 - 1931
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 2
Khalil Gibran
WRITER
1883 - 1931
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 3
Anna Pavlova
DANCER
1881 - 1931
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 4
Otto Wallach
CHEMIST
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 5
Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1931
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 6
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 7
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 8
Arthur Schnitzler
WRITER
1862 - 1931
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 9
Geli Raubal
CELEBRITY
1908 - 1931
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 10
Lili Elbe
PAINTER
1882 - 1931
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 11
Joseph Joffre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Otto Wallach ranks 87 out of 3,761. Before him are Boris Godunov (1552), Michael of Russia (1596), Feodor I of Russia (1557), Alexander Suvorov (1730), Alexander Scriabin (1871), and Alexander Kerensky (1881). After him are Martti Ahtisaari (1937), Dmitry Medvedev (1965), Alexander Borodin (1833), Alexandra Kollontai (1872), Svetlana Alliluyeva (1926), and Mikhail Kalinin (1875).
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POLITICIAN
1596 - 1645
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 82
Feodor I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1598
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 83
Alexander Suvorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1800
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 84
Alexander Scriabin
COMPOSER
1871 - 1915
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 85
Alexander Kerensky
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1970
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 86
Otto Wallach
CHEMIST
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 87
Martti Ahtisaari
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 88
Dmitry Medvedev
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 89
Alexander Borodin
COMPOSER
1833 - 1887
HPI: 71.18
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Alexandra Kollontai
DIPLOMAT
1872 - 1952
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 91
Svetlana Alliluyeva
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 92
Mikhail Kalinin
PUBLIC WORKER
1875 - 1946
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 93
Among CHEMISTS In Russia
Among chemists born in Russia, Otto Wallach ranks 3. Before him are Dmitri Mendeleev (1834), and Paul Karrer (1889). After him are Ilya Prigogine (1917), Valery Legasov (1936), Fritz Albert Lipmann (1899), Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863), Nikolay Semyonov (1896), Vladimir Markovnikov (1838), Alexander Butlerov (1828), Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev (1841), and Julia Lermontova (1847).
Dmitri Mendeleev
1834 - 1907
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 1
Paul Karrer
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 2
Otto Wallach
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 3
Ilya Prigogine
1917 - 2003
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 4
Valery Legasov
1936 - 1988
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 5
Fritz Albert Lipmann
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 6
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
1863 - 1944
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 7
Nikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 8
Vladimir Markovnikov
1838 - 1904
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 9
Alexander Butlerov
1828 - 1886
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 10
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
1841 - 1910
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 11
Julia Lermontova
1847 - 1919
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 12