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Karl Ziegler

German chemist (1898–1973)

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Karl Waldemar Ziegler was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963, with Giulio Natta, for work on polymers. The Nobel Committee recognized his "excellent work on organometallic compounds [which]...led to new polymerization reactions and ... paved the way for new and highly useful industrial processes". He is also known for his work involving free-radicals, many-membered rings, and organometallic compounds, as well as the development of Ziegler–Natta catalyst. One of many awards Ziegler received was the Werner von Siemens Ring in 1960 jointly with Otto Bayer and Walter Reppe, for expanding the scientific knowledge of and the technical development of new synthetic materials.

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Born
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Place of birth
Helsa wd
Died
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Place of death
Mülheim an der Ruhr wd
Citizenship
Germany wd
Occupation
chemist, engineer, university teacher, art collector wd
Education
University of Marburg, RWTH Aachen University wd

Awards wd

  • Werner von Siemens Ring (1960)
  • Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1969)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1963)
  • Wilhelm Exner Medal (1971)
  • Carl Engler Medal (1958)
  • Liebig Medal (1935)
  • Hall of Fame of German Research (2010)
  • Carl Duisberg Plaque (1953)
  • Lavoisier Medal (1955)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1971)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Giessen
  • honorary doctor of the Technische Universität Darmstadt
  • Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University
  • War Merit Cross 2nd Class without Swords (1940)

Questions

When was Karl Ziegler born?
Karl Ziegler was born on 26 November 1898 in Helsa.
Where did Karl Ziegler study?
Karl Ziegler was educated at University of Marburg, RWTH Aachen University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Karl Ziegler · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q76624 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Karl Ziegler Nobel.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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