Karl Ziegler
1898-1973
German chemist who conducted important research into the chemical properties and technology of polymers. Ziegler also produced significant results in the areas of organo-metalli...
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Karl Ziegler had a long and distinguished career in diverse areas of chemistry. Although he is considered an organic chemist, he applied the methods and principles of inorganic, physical, and analytic...
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Karl Ziegler was born in Helsa, Germany, on November 26, 1898. At age eighteen he entered the University of Marburg/Lahn to begin advanced courses in chemistry. In 1920 he received his doctorate in or...
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