Quote by: Otto Wallach

From a very early age onwards, people's attention had been attracted to the volatile substances, characterized by strong smells or flavours, which are among the large variety of substances which form within plants; these were used partly for therapeutic purposes, but in particular for increasing pleasurable sensations by nerve stimulation.


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Author Bio


  • NameOtto Wallach
  • DescriptionGerman chemist
  • BornMarch 27, 1847
  • DiedFebruary 26, 1931
  • CountryGerman Empire
  • ProfessionChemist
  • AwardsOrder Of The Red Eagle 3rd Class; Nobel Prize In Chemistry