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Karl Waldemar Ziegler (November 26, 1898 – August 12 1973) was a German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 chemist
Chemist

A chemist is a scientist trained in the science of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density, acidity, size and shape....
 who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Pri...
 in 1963, with Giulio Natta
Giulio Natta

Giulio Natta was an Italian chemist and Nobel laureate. He who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963 with Karl Ziegler for work on high polymers....
, for work on polymer
Polymer

A polymer is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units typically connected by covalent chemical bonds. While polymer in popular usage suggests plastic, the term actually refers to a large class of natural and synthetic materials with a variety of properties....
s. In 1960, Ziegler received the Werner von Siemens Ring
Werner von Siemens Ring

The Werner von Siemens Ring is considered to be among the highest ranking awards for technical sciences in Germany. It has been awarded from 1916 to 1941 and since 1952 about every three years by the foundation Stiftung Werner-von-Siemens-Ring....
, jointly with Otto Bayer
Otto Bayer

Otto Bayer was a Germany industrial chemist at IG Farben who was head of the research group that discovered the polyaddition for the synthesis of polyurethanes out of polyisocyanate and polyol....
 and Walter Reppe
Walter Reppe

Walter Julius Reppe was a German chemist. He is notable for his contributions to the chemistry of acetylene....
, for expanding the scientific knowledge of and the technical development of new synthetic materials.

Karl Ziegler was born in Helsa
Helsa

Helsa is a municipality and village in the Kassel , in Hesse, Germany. The municipality is situated in the Losse valley amongst the hills of the Kaufunger Wald, approx....
 near Kassel
Kassel

Kassel is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Weser river . It is the administrative seat of the Kassel and of the Kassel of the same name....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and was educated at the University of Marburg. In 1943, Ziegler became Honorary Professor at the Aachen University of Technology






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Karl Waldemar Ziegler (November 26, 1898 – August 12 1973) was a German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 chemist
Chemist

A chemist is a scientist trained in the science of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density, acidity, size and shape....
 who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Pri...
 in 1963, with Giulio Natta
Giulio Natta

Giulio Natta was an Italian chemist and Nobel laureate. He who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963 with Karl Ziegler for work on high polymers....
, for work on polymer
Polymer

A polymer is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units typically connected by covalent chemical bonds. While polymer in popular usage suggests plastic, the term actually refers to a large class of natural and synthetic materials with a variety of properties....
s. In 1960, Ziegler received the Werner von Siemens Ring
Werner von Siemens Ring

The Werner von Siemens Ring is considered to be among the highest ranking awards for technical sciences in Germany. It has been awarded from 1916 to 1941 and since 1952 about every three years by the foundation Stiftung Werner-von-Siemens-Ring....
, jointly with Otto Bayer
Otto Bayer

Otto Bayer was a Germany industrial chemist at IG Farben who was head of the research group that discovered the polyaddition for the synthesis of polyurethanes out of polyisocyanate and polyol....
 and Walter Reppe
Walter Reppe

Walter Julius Reppe was a German chemist. He is notable for his contributions to the chemistry of acetylene....
, for expanding the scientific knowledge of and the technical development of new synthetic materials.

Karl Ziegler was born in Helsa
Helsa

Helsa is a municipality and village in the Kassel , in Hesse, Germany. The municipality is situated in the Losse valley amongst the hills of the Kaufunger Wald, approx....
 near Kassel
Kassel

Kassel is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Weser river . It is the administrative seat of the Kassel and of the Kassel of the same name....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and was educated at the University of Marburg. In 1943, Ziegler became Honorary Professor at the Aachen University of Technology and Director of the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung.

It was during his 26 years at the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim/Ruhr
Mülheim

M?lheim an der Ruhr, also called "City on the River", is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area between Duisburg and Essen, Germany, bordering to the south of the City of Oberhausen and 30 km to the north-east of D?sseldorf....
, from 1943 until 1969, that Ziegler did most of his work on the Ziegler-Natta catalyst
Ziegler-Natta catalyst

A Ziegler-Natta catalyst is a reagent or a mixture of reagents used in the production of polymers of 1-alkenes . Ziegler-Natta catalysts are typically based on titanium compounds and organometallic chemistry aluminium compounds, for example triethylaluminium, 3Al....
.

Ziegler died in Mülheim
Mülheim

M?lheim an der Ruhr, also called "City on the River", is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area between Duisburg and Essen, Germany, bordering to the south of the City of Oberhausen and 30 km to the north-east of D?sseldorf....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 in 1973.

See also

  • Ziegler-Natta catalyst
    Ziegler-Natta catalyst

    A Ziegler-Natta catalyst is a reagent or a mixture of reagents used in the production of polymers of 1-alkenes . Ziegler-Natta catalysts are typically based on titanium compounds and organometallic chemistry aluminium compounds, for example triethylaluminium, 3Al....


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